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MEDICINE - ADDITIONAL Demonstrate familiarity with: Problems faced by patients & relatives in coping with illness * It is important to deal with the illness on a physical, emotional & spiritual level. Compliance with Rx * Problems identified as causing failure of adherence to clinical advice: o No named doctor being in charge of patients care. o No named nurse being in charge of patients care. o Being in pain most or all of the time. o Not being told on discharge when to resume their normal activities. * Factors in communication which improve patients' adherence to clinical advice: o Clinician understands the patient. o Clinician's tone of voice. o Clinician elicits all the patient's health concerns. o Patient is comfortable asking questions. o Patient perceives that sufficient time is spent with the clinician. * Health outcomes depend on the extent to which patients adhere to their clinical advice. * Correctable factors are all matters of communication: letting patients know why their Rx is being given &...

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