Patients' experiences of communicating with health professionals
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Patients with long-term respiratory/cardiovascular condition’s experiences of communicating with their Doctors/Health Care Professionals on their health-related risk factors management
IRAS ID
318935
Contact name
Jennifer Quint
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
Imperial College London
Duration of Study in the UK
0 years, 2 months, 1 days
Research summary
Consistent evidence shows that risk communication is associated with health outcomes. However, studies on how and why communication might impact patients’ health outcomes are limited. This requires a deeper understanding of how specific aspects of communication are linked to specific outcomes, how contextual factors (etc. social context, cultural norm, family history) affects the understanding of communication on health management. This is especially relevant for people with long-term health conditions and chronic diseases, who are less likely to be influenced by a single clinician–patient encounter, and more by the cumulative effect of the patient’s communication over time with their physicians.
The primary objective is to understand patients with long-term respiratory and cardiovascular condition’s experience of communication with their HCPshealthcare professionals
The secondary objectives are:
• To understand long-term respiratory/cardiovascular disease patients’ perceived experiences of their conversation with their health professionals on their health-related risk information;
• To explore the barriers and challenges of effective communication between patients and healthcare professionals from the patients’ perspectives;
• To investigate what approaches could facilitate better communication;
• To understand what the good and/or poor qualities are of communication.
This will enable us to understand why communication influences patients’ response to health-related risk factor management, and how it effects their actions and health outcomes. So we can identify specific pathways through which communication can lead to better understanding about health-related risk factors and illness management. For example, how well-informed they felt, their perceived experiences of the communication approach of their healthcare professionals (HCPs), their experiences of discussions between what they felt about the care and the support by their HCPs.REC name
London - Stanmore Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
22/PR/1135
Date of REC Opinion
24 Aug 2022
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion