Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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9301669 | Patient Education and Counseling | 2005 | 11 Pages |
Abstract
Regarding construct validity, patients' ethnicity, age and language proficiency were the most important predictors for MU. Regarding criterion validity, all GP-related criteria (the GPs perception of his ability to explain to the patient, the patient's ability to explain to the GP, and the patient's understanding of consultation aspects), were well-related to MU. The same can be said of patient's consultation satisfaction and feeling that the GP was considerate. We conclude that the Mutual Understanding Scale is regarded a reliable and valid measure to be used in large-scale quantitative studies.
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Authors
J.A.M. Harmsen, R.M.D. Bernsen, L. Meeuwesen, D. Pinto, M.A. Bruijnzeels,