A qualitative study of caregivers' expectations and communication desires during medical consultation for sick children in Uganda

作者：Kiguli Sarah^*; Mafigiri David; Nakigudde Janet; van Dalen Jan; van der Vleuten Cees

来源：Patient Education and Counseling, 2011, 84(2): 217-222.

DOI：10.1016/j.pec.2010.07.015

• Caregivers
• Communication skills
• Doctor-patient communication
• Expectations
• Non-Western countries

Objective: Little data exist on patients' expectations and communication desires during medical consultation in Non-Western settings. We conducted a qualitative study to compare expectations and communication desires of sick children's caregivers at Mulago Hospital, Uganda, to those of patients in Western countries.
Methods: Three Focus Group Interviews and three Key Informant Interviews were conducted with 24 caregivers of sick children in Mulago Hospital Kampala, Uganda. An interview guide adapted from the Calgary-Cambridge Guide was used to conduct focus group and Key Informant Interviews. Two investigators worked independently to review transcripts and analyse them for content and emerging themes.
Results: Caregivers of sick children in Mulago Hospital expect attending doctors to build a relationship with them, by demonstrating the verbal and nonverbal skills outlined in the CCG including maintaining eye contact, using appropriate gestures and voice during communication, and being nonjudgmental.
Conclusion: The communication needs and expectations of caregivers of sick children in Mulago Hospital are similar to those of patients and caregivers in Western countries.
Practice implications: The CCG can be used as a training guide to enhance the communication skills of current and future doctors in Mulago Hospital.

• 出版日期2011-8