Use of seven types of medical jargon by male and female primary care providers at a university health center

The purposes of this study were to investigate extent and type of jargon use among primary care providers at a university health center, to evaluate the association of jargon use with patient outcomes, and to identify differences in jargon use between male and female providers.The study employed a causal comparative design. Audio recordings of 87 primary care interviews were transcribed and coded using Pitt and Hendrickson's seven-category...