Supporting doctor-patient communication: Providing a question prompt list and audio recording of the consultation as communication aids to outpatients in a cancer clinic

Evidence based medicine is the cornerstone of medical treatment and it is argued that real evidence based medicine should include sharing decisions with patients through meaningful conversation [1]. Shared decision making (SDM) is defined by Charles et al. as involving at least two participants (the physician and patient) that both share information, take steps to build a consensus about the preferred treatment, and agree on the treatment to be implemented [2]. One of the assumptions underlying SDM is that the information is provided in a way that is understandable and adapted to the individual patients ’ need [3].

Source: Patient Education and Counseling - April 22, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Anita Amundsen, Svein Bergvik, Phyllis Butow, Martin H.N. Tattersall, Tore S ørlie, Tone Nordøy Source Type: research