title: Enhancing adult therapeutic interpersonal relationships in the acute health care setting: an integrative review.
abstract: Therapeutic interpersonal relationships are the primary component of all health care interactions that facilitate the development of positive clinician-patient experiences. Therapeutic interpersonal relationships have the capacity to transform and enrich the patients' experiences. Consequently, with an increasing necessity to focus on patient-centered care, it is imperative for health care professionals to therapeutically engage with patients to improve health-related outcomes. Studies were identified through an electronic search, using the PubMed, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, and PsycINFO databases of peer-reviewed research, limited to the English language with search terms developed to reflect therapeutic interpersonal relationships between health care professionals and patients in the acute care setting. This study found that therapeutic listening, responding to patient emotions and unmet needs, and patient centeredness were key characteristics of strategies for improving therapeutic interpersonal relationships.
authors: School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Health, University of Tasmania, Alexandria, NSW.
authors: Rachel
authors: R
authors: Kornhaber
authors: School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Health, University of Tasmania, Alexandria, NSW; Tasmanian Health Services - Southern Region, Hobart, TAS.
authors: Kenneth
authors: K
authors: Walsh
authors: School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Health, University of Tasmania, Alexandria, NSW; St Vincent's Private Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
authors: Jed
authors: J
authors: Duff
authors: School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Health, University of Tasmania, Alexandria, NSW; St Vincent's Private Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
authors: Kim
authors: K
authors: Walker
keywords: acute care; health; relational care integrative review; therapeutic interpersonal relationships