PPE - A Hindrance to Therapeutic Alliance!

Abstract

Improving patient satisfaction in the OPD and building a strong patient-physician relationship form the core pivot in the practice of medicine When the patient interacts with a doctor wearing a PPE and a respirator, it masks his body language as well as his voice TURKISH SOCIETY of ANAESTHESIOLOGY and REANIMATION Doi: 10 5152/TJAR 2021 883 Shibu Sasidharan 1, Harpreet Singh 2 1 Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical care, Level III IFH Hospital, DRC, Goma 2 Department of Psychiatry, Level III IFH Hospital, DRC, Goma Cite this article as: Sasidharan S, Singh H PPE- A Hindrance to Therapeutic Alliance! During a psychiatric interview, a patient is expected to express his deepest fears and concerns to the doctor, so, it goes without saying that a compassionate demeanor is expected from the doctor for the same [Extracted from the article] Copyright of Turkish Journal of Anesthesia & Reanimation is the property of Turkish Society of Anaesthesiology & Reanimation and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use This abstract may be abridged No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract (Copyright applies to all Abstracts )