The Role of Communication and Information Dissemination in Healthcare: Assessing Its Impact on Promoting a Healthy Lifestyle

Abstract

Introduction: The author describes the main trends in professional interaction between a doctor and a patient and outlines the meaning of the terms "communication in medicine", "communication model", and "communication tactics". The article formulates the main communication tactics in the doctor-patient dialog, the development and implementation of which will help to improve the results of medical care and disease prevention.

Methods: In this study were employed analysis and synthesis methods, comparative and contrastive method, method of forecasting and modeling of situations, generalization method.

Results: The features of the doctor-patient communication model are described in detail. It is proved that this model involves adherence to the ethical principles of communication and knowledge of the psychological features of this type of professional interaction. The doctor's communication with the patient is realized at two levels: linguistic and extralinguistic. It has been established that the modification of the communication model between doctor and patient depends on three areas of interaction: treatment, prevention, and rehabilitation.

Conclusions: Today, one of the most optimal doctor-patient communication models is involving the latter in making a joint medical decision, which reduces the patient's anxiety. This model involves the patient in a dialog and shares responsibility for the treatment process between the doctor and the patient. The prospects for further research include studying ethical issues in medical communication and improving communication tactics in doctor-patient dialog.