Deck 4: Providers Perspectives on Health Communication: Influences, Processes, and Outcomes

Question 1

The biomedical model of care most closely reflects which paradigm?

A) Scientific paradigm
B) Interpretive paradigm
C) Critical-cultural paradigm

Answer 1

A

Question 2

The biopsychosocial model of care most closely reflects which paradigm?

A) Scientific paradigm
B) Interpretive paradigm
C) Critical-cultural paradigm

Answer 2

B

Question 3

What occurs when providers collaborate with patients to choose treatment options?

A) Clinical equipoise
B) Concordance
C) Paternalistic communication
D) Patient-centered communication
E) Shared decision making

Answer 3

E

Question 4

Health literacy includes all of the following aspects except:

A) Cultural knowledge
B) Personal medical history
C) Writing
D) Listening
E) Numeracy

Question 5

A group of dentists have practiced together for several years, and they anticipate staying in practice together for many years to come. These healthcare providers have:

A) Clinical equipoise
B) Concordance
C) Skill differentiation
D) Authority differentiation
E) Temporal stability

Question 6

"It was a no win situation because someone would end up a victim, the doctor or the patient. You want to make sure the patient knows what's going on, but you're not the doctor. As a patient advocate, it's important to tell patients what their rights are, but it would get me into trouble with the surgeons." This is an example of:

A) Clinical equipoise
B) Concordance
C) Skill differentiation
D) Authority differentiation
E) Temporal stability

Question 7

Patient-centered care includes

A) Considering the patient's needs and experiences
B) Providing opportunities to patients to participate in their care
C) Enhancing the provider-patient relationship
D) Respecting the provider's medical expertise

Question 8

The paternalistic model of care privileges the patient's view while also including the provider's view.

Question 9

The biomedical model of care relies on closed-ended questions.

Question 10

The biopsychosocial model of care relies on open-ended questions.

Question 11

Providers are more motivated to engage in patient-centered communication when patients are less likely to comply with doctors' recommendations.

Question 12

It is not enough for providers to have patient-centered communication skills; they must also be motivated to engage in patient-centered communication.

Question 13

Health literacy fosters shared decision making in patient-centered interactions.

Question 14

According to research by Hanan Aboumatar et al. (2013), patients with low health literacy ask more questions than patients with high health literacy.

Question 15

Subconscious biases among providers lead to health disparities based on patients' race, education, sex, and ethnicity.

Question 16

What are the core attributes of patient-centered communication?

Question 17

What role do motivation, knowledge, and skill play in patient-centered communication?

Question 18

What is the relationship between patient-centered communication, shared decision making, and health literacy?

Question 19

How are physicians currently trained in communication skills? How do you think they should be trained?

Question 20

What is the teach-back method and what makes it unique?