Interruptive patterns in medical visits: The effects of role, status and gender

Physicians’ and Patients’ Interruptions in Clinical Practice: A Quantitative Analysis

“…In our data, patients' age played a role, which should be explored further in future research. With the present data, we cannot rule out the possibility that interruption type may be influenced by other factors, such as patient's level of education, 7,51 socioeconomic status and race, 52 and severity of symptoms, 7 and physician's status and experience, 6,29,53 which we consider to be relevant factors for future research. Likewise, studies could explore physicians' experienced time pressure in consultations and the extent to which time pressure is associated with interruption behavior.…”

Physicians’ and Patients’ Interruptions in Clinical Practice: A Quantitative Analysis

“…In our data, patients' age played a role, which should be explored further in future research. With the present data, we cannot rule out the possibility that interruption type may be influenced by other factors, such as patient's level of education, 7,51 socioeconomic status and race, 52 and severity of symptoms, 7 and physician's status and experience, 6,29,53 which we consider to be relevant factors for future research. Likewise, studies could explore physicians' experienced time pressure in consultations and the extent to which time pressure is associated with interruption behavior.…”

Gender in patient–physician interactions

“…In this dyad, consultation times are longer (Franks & Bertakis, 2003) and amount of speaking time between the physician and the patient are more equal (Hall et al, 1994a). This is also the dyad in which the physician shows more positive statements, emotional exchange, nodding, and interest cues like back-channelling (Hall et al, 1994a;Irish & Hall, 1995;van den Brink-Muinen, van Dulmen, Messerli-Rohrbach, & Bensing, 2002).…”

The reality of role‐play: interruptions and amount of talk in simulated consultations

“…West 17 looked at 21 medical encounters and found that 67% of interruptions were initiated by doctors and only 33% by patients. Interestingly, however, Irish and Hall 18 did not see any significant difference in the numbers of interruptions made by patients and doctors, respectively.…”

Physicians’ and Patients’ Interruptions in Clinical Practice: A Quantitative Analysis

“…In our data, patients' age played a role, which should be explored further in future research. With the present data, we cannot rule out the possibility that interruption type may be influenced by other factors, such as patient's level of education, 7,51 socioeconomic status and race, 52 and severity of symptoms, 7 and physician's status and experience, 6,29,53 which we consider to be relevant factors for future research. Likewise, studies could explore physicians' experienced time pressure in consultations and the extent to which time pressure is associated with interruption behavior.…”

Gender in patient–physician interactions

“…In this dyad, consultation times are longer (Franks & Bertakis, 2003) and amount of speaking time between the physician and the patient are more equal (Hall et al, 1994a). This is also the dyad in which the physician shows more positive statements, emotional exchange, nodding, and interest cues like back-channelling (Hall et al, 1994a;Irish & Hall, 1995;van den Brink-Muinen, van Dulmen, Messerli-Rohrbach, & Bensing, 2002).…”

The reality of role‐play: interruptions and amount of talk in simulated consultations

“…West 17 looked at 21 medical encounters and found that 67% of interruptions were initiated by doctors and only 33% by patients. Interestingly, however, Irish and Hall 18 did not see any significant difference in the numbers of interruptions made by patients and doctors, respectively.…”

Physicians’ and Patients’ Interruptions in Clinical Practice: A Quantitative Analysis

“…In our data, patients' age played a role, which should be explored further in future research. With the present data, we cannot rule out the possibility that interruption type may be influenced by other factors, such as patient's level of education, 7,51 socioeconomic status and race, 52 and severity of symptoms, 7 and physician's status and experience, 6,29,53 which we consider to be relevant factors for future research. Likewise, studies could explore physicians' experienced time pressure in consultations and the extent to which time pressure is associated with interruption behavior.…”

Gender in patient–physician interactions

“…In this dyad, consultation times are longer (Franks & Bertakis, 2003) and amount of speaking time between the physician and the patient are more equal (Hall et al, 1994a). This is also the dyad in which the physician shows more positive statements, emotional exchange, nodding, and interest cues like back-channelling (Hall et al, 1994a;Irish & Hall, 1995;van den Brink-Muinen, van Dulmen, Messerli-Rohrbach, & Bensing, 2002).…”

The reality of role‐play: interruptions and amount of talk in simulated consultations

“…West 17 looked at 21 medical encounters and found that 67% of interruptions were initiated by doctors and only 33% by patients. Interestingly, however, Irish and Hall 18 did not see any significant difference in the numbers of interruptions made by patients and doctors, respectively.…”