TY - JOUR
T1 - Development and Validation of the Physician-Patient Humor Rating Scale
AU - Haskard Zolnierek, Kelly B.
AU - Dimatteo, M. Robin
AU - Mondala, Melissa M.
AU - Zhang, Zhou
AU - Martin, Leslie R.
AU - Messiha, Andrew H.
N1 - The purpose of this study was the development of a rating instrument to assess the use of humor in physician- patient interactions, and to compare humor use as a function of patients' socioeconomic status. The 46-item Physician-Patient Humor Rating Scale (PPHRS) was used to rate 246 audiotaped primary care interactions.
PY - 2009/11
Y1 - 2009/11
N2 - The purpose of this study was the development of a rating instrument to assess the use of humor in physician-patient interactions, and to compare humor use as a function of patients' socioeconomic status. The 46-item Physician-Patient Humor Rating Scale (PPHRS) was used to rate 246 audiotaped primary care interactions. Four subscales were reliable and valid, demonstrating correlations with patient satisfaction and reports of physician humor, with physician satisfaction and with separate affective communication ratings. There was a significant difference in use of humor as a function of patient socioeconomic status, such that there was greater mutual trust between physicians and high versus low income patients. © 2009 SAGE Publications.
AB - The purpose of this study was the development of a rating instrument to assess the use of humor in physician-patient interactions, and to compare humor use as a function of patients' socioeconomic status. The 46-item Physician-Patient Humor Rating Scale (PPHRS) was used to rate 246 audiotaped primary care interactions. Four subscales were reliable and valid, demonstrating correlations with patient satisfaction and reports of physician humor, with physician satisfaction and with separate affective communication ratings. There was a significant difference in use of humor as a function of patient socioeconomic status, such that there was greater mutual trust between physicians and high versus low income patients. © 2009 SAGE Publications.
KW - Humor
KW - Physician-patient communication
KW - Rating scale DYADIC-communication in physician
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U2 - 10.1177/1359105309342288
DO - 10.1177/1359105309342288
M3 - Article
C2 - 19858336
SN - 1359-1053
VL - 14
SP - 1163
EP - 1173
JO - Journal of Health Psychology
JF - Journal of Health Psychology
IS - 8
ER -