Whose advocacy counts in shaping elderly patients’ satisfaction with physicians’ care and communication?
Kahana B, Yu J, Kahana E, Langendoerfer K. Whose advocacy counts in shaping elderly patients’ satisfaction with physicians’ care and communication? Clinical Interventions In Aging 2018, 13: 1161-1168. PMID: 29983551, PMCID: PMC6025777, DOI: 10.2147/cia.s165086.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPatient satisfactionElderly patientsOlder adultsPhysician advocacyPhysician emotional supportAfrican American patientsSignificant predictorsEmotional supportPhysician-patient relationshipPatient ageWhite patientsLatino patientsPatients' perceptionsPhysician communicationCare satisfactionHealth characteristicsFunctional limitationsPatientsPatient advocatesMedical careLimited evidencePhysiciansPhysician ReadinessRegression analysisAdults