patient expectation
collocation in Englishmeaningsofpatientandexpectation
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patient
adjective
uk/ˈpeɪ.ʃənt/us/ˈpeɪ.ʃənt/
having ...
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expectation
noun
uk/ˌek.spekˈteɪ.ʃən/us/ˌek.spekˈteɪ.ʃən/
the feeling that good things are going to happen in ...
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(Definition ofpatientandexpectationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Patientexpectationis known to be important in the placebo response.
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Patientexpectation, but not always patient responsibility, has risen.
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If we talk down the health service and those who work in it, we drive downpatientexpectation.
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However, no studies have compared hypnosis to a convincing placebo, so the pain reduction may be due topatientexpectation(the placebo effect).
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Psychological-psychiatric interventions were shown to have a lower placebo response, perhaps linked to patient expectations.
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Patient expectations, the compulsion to act, and the threat of legal action motivate clinicians at a professional and at a personal level.
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The future is likely to see such roles developing, though effective interdisciplinary working goes some way in meeting these patient expectations.
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There was concern about raising patient expectations.
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We considered the potential impact on health costs of demographic changes, changing patterns of disease, advances in medical technology and changing patient expectations.
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The reasons cited were the increased work load and bureaucracy, increasingly unrealistic patient expectations, fear of violence, and patient complaints.
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Coupled with an aging population and changing patient expectations, these issues are likely to become ever more important.
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