Do patients give a damn? An exploratory study of patient perspectives on clinician swearing during physical rehabilitation

Andrew Mercer, Adam Meakins, Roxanne St. Martin, Garrett Trummer, Libbi Geoghagan, Kara Muscha, Nicholas B. Washmuth

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DOI: 10.3389/fresc.2026.1719743
Published: 2026-10-01
Container: Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences
Publisher: Frontiers Media SA
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@article{allodium:10.3389/fresc.2026.1719743,
  title = {Do patients give a damn? An exploratory study of patient perspectives on clinician swearing during physical rehabilitation},
  author = {Andrew Mercer and Adam Meakins and Roxanne St. Martin and Garrett Trummer and Libbi Geoghagan and Kara Muscha and Nicholas B. Washmuth},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences},
  doi = {10.3389/fresc.2026.1719743},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.3389/fresc.2026.1719743}
}

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Mercer, A., Meakins, A., Martin, R. S., Trummer, G., Geoghagan, L., Muscha, K., & Washmuth, N. B. (2026). Do patients give a damn? An exploratory study of patient perspectives on clinician swearing during physical rehabilitation. Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences. https://doi.org/10.3389/fresc.2026.1719743

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