Scoping Review Protocol for Silence in Physician-Patient Clinical Interactions

A 9.5 KB Excel file containing the protocol for a scoping review authored by Martina Ann Kelly and last updated in March 2026. The review aims to map and conceptualize discussions of silence in physician-patient interactions within clinical settings. It outlines the methodology, including searches across five major databases and a two-part study selection strategy.

Use Cases

• Analyze methodological frameworks for literature reviews based on the described Arksey & O’Malley and Joanna Briggs Institute approaches.
• Study the conceptualization of non-verbal communication based on the review's focus on silence in clinical interactions.
• Identify factors influencing clinical communication based on the expected results regarding factors that influence the use of silence.
• Guide the development of educational materials for healthcare professionals based on the stated goal of guiding educational initiatives.

Strengths

• Protocol follows a structured scoping review methodology (PRISMA-ScR) as described.
• Searches are planned across five major academic databases (MEDLINE, CINAHL, PsycINFO, Scopus, Web of Science).
• Includes a broad range of study types (quantitative, qualitative, mixed methods, observational, reviews, commentaries).

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The dataset is very small (9.5 KB), indicating it is a protocol document rather than a data corpus.

Provenance

Source

Martina Ann Kelly via figshare.

Collection Method

Protocol for a scoping review of literature from multiple databases.

Time Range

The protocol was last updated in 2026; the temporal coverage of the literature to be reviewed is not specified.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-17 17:26:54; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Spatial coverage of the literature to be reviewed is not specified.