The effect of physician self-disclosure on patient self-disclosure and patient perceptions of the physician.
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- doi: 10.1016/j.pec.2021.02.030
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Keou Kadji et al., « The effect of physician self-disclosure on patient self-disclosure and patient perceptions of the physician. », Serveur académique Lausannois, ID : 10.1016/j.pec.2021.02.030
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Physician self-disclosure is typically seen as patient-centered communication because it creates rapport and is seen as an expression of empathy. Given that many physician behaviors affect patients differently depending on whether they are shown by a female or male physician, we set out to test whether physician self-disclosure affects patients' intentions to self-disclose and patients' perceptions of their physicians depending on physicians' gender. Two hundred and forty-four participants were recruited and randomly assigned to read one of 4 vignettes as if they were the patient in the dialogue (analogue patient design). They were then asked to report how they would react to the physician and how they perceived the him or her. Physicians who self-disclosed were perceived as more empathic than physicians who did not, regardless of physician and patient gender. Physician self-disclosure had an effect on the behavioral intentions of the analogue patients, and this was moderated by physician gender. Analogue patients indicated to be more willing to self-disclose to female than to male physicians who self-disclosed. It is important to consider physician gender when training physicians in patient-centered communication because the same behavior can have different effects on patients depending on whether it originates from a female or a male physician. Physicians can use self-disclosure to express empathy. When female physicians do so, they might obtain more personal information from patients, which can positively affect diagnosis and treatment.