Statement of Research Gap

It is unavoidable to acknowledge the technological revolution underway that is bound to reform health care and consequently influencing the patient-doctor relationship. Information technology is part of this revolution that particularly focuses on the internet as a mode of retrieving information as well as a means of communication. All researches only studied on the Internet, so the research limited to one type of communication. Information technology is refocusing the base of health care from treatment to prevention and good health care. Media is also part of this revolution as the campaigns aired and printed intrigue the consumers’ desire to learn more.
Decision making has been greatly affected as unlike before, there is an increase in knowledge prior to the encounter with the physician. Preferences were the only power patients had before the onset of advanced technology. Now, they have both preferences and knowledge to present. In contrast, a patient’s interest may not lead them to making decisions over their conditions. The likeliness of patients participating is capricious hence leading to two sorts of patient-doctor relationships. The advantage over both is the knowledge acquired that may be used for healthier lifestyles.
The increase of electronic medical devices which are utilized in research and practice has improved access to medical data also need additional research. This improves efficiency in practice while also having an impact on clinical issues. Contrary to these advantages, doctors having to look at their monitor screens while typing their notes while in session does harm to the doctor-patient communication. This is due to the minimized communication during the session.
Doctors have been observed to handle PDA’s during most of their sessions. While these functions as their assistants during their work, patients find this uncomfortable and no research on this hence bruising their relationships with their doctors. This is attributed to the