Communication skills between physicians' insights and parents' perceptions in a teaching hospital in KSA.

Objectives: Communication between physicians and parents is the cornerstone of their relationship to reach a common goal of better child health. To deliver proper communication, a physician needs to learn certain skills that are not included in the curriculum of medical schools or paediatrics residency training in KSA. This study probed the physicians' attitude towards their styles of communication based on the parents' perception.