Communication styles in the cancer consultation: preferences for a patient-centred approach
Psycho-OncologyPublished 1 March 2000Open access
Sharon M. Dowsett, J Saul, Phyllis Butow, Stewart M. Dunn, Michael Boyer, R. Findlow
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It was argued that by determining patient preferences for consulting styles, specific recommendations for improving communication in the oncology setting could be formulated.
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Despite some methodological limitations, this study provides empirical data indicating that patients and their relatives or friends prefer a patient-centred approach to the consultation, particularly when the patient has a poor prognosis. The fact that a substantial minority of patients preferred a doctor-centred style emphasizes the need to enhance physicians' abilities to recognize different patient needs throughout the consultation.
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