General interpersonal qualities and communication are the most frequently mentioned good-doctor attributes across 20 studies¶

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Subclaims¶

q2 i? Across the 20 included articles and questionnaires, attributes in the categories general interpersonal qualities (n = 66) and communication and patient involvement (n = 59) were mentioned most frequently, followed by medical competence (n = 50) and ethics (n = 48). → Steiner-Hofbauer Verena 2017

Evidence¶

Steiner-Hofbauer Verena 2017¶

Steiner-Hofbauer Verena, Schrank Beate, Holzinger Anita. (2017). What is a good doctor? Wiener Medizinische Wochenschrift. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10354-017-0597-8

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Narrative synthesis of 20 included articles and open-access questionnaires, in which extracted attributes were grouped and counted per category. The review reports that general interpersonal qualities were mentioned "n = 66" times and communication and patient involvement "n = 59" times, with medical management (n = 32) and teaching/research/continuous education (n = 28) least often mentioned.

"Most frequently, attributes of the categories “General interpersonal qualities” (n = 66) and “Communication and patient involvement” (n = 59) were mentioned, followed by “Medical competence” (n = 50), and “Ethics” (n = 48)."

Discussion¶

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