%0 Journal Article
%T Understanding Communication Effectiveness, Communication Satisfaction, Self
%A Nicole Kashian
%A Tala Mirzaei
%J Science Communication
%@ 1552-8545
%D 2019
%R 10.1177/1075547019834566
%X This study investigates channel choice and effective patient-provider communication, patient satisfaction, self-efficacy, and self-care management among patients with a chronic disease by applying and testing two prominent media choice theories: channel expansion theory and media synchronicity theory. A national sample of respondents with chronic disease completed measures assessing constructs from each theory. The model for media synchronicity theory provided a better fit for the data than did the model for channel expansion theory. By providing an integrative model of effective patient-provider communication, this research provides practitioners and patients with theoretically -based empirical guidance to advance the study of chronic disease management
%K patient-provider communication
%K channel expansion theory
%K media synchronicity theory
%K chronic disease
%K self-efficacy
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1075547019834566