Three questions that patients can ask to improve the quality of information physicians give about treatment options: A cross-over trial

Patient Education and Counseling

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 379-385

  Shepherd, Heather L ^a,b   Barratt, Alexandra ^a   Trevena, Lyndal J ^a   McGeechan, Kevin ^a   Carey, Karen ^e   Epstein, Ronald M ^f   Butow, Phyllis N ^c   Del Mar, Chris B ^d   Entwistle, Vikki ^g   Tattersall, Martin H N ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d BOND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e Formerly of Consumers Health Forum   (Australia)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Doctor patient communication; Evidence based medicine; Patient involvement; Primary care; Standardized patients; Treatment decision making

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUDIO RECORDING; AUSTRALIA; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FAMILY MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVENTION STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PATIENT DECISION MAKING; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; COMMUNICATION; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DECISION MAKING; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; TAPE RECORDING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80051774072     PISSN: 07383991     EISSN: 18735134     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2011.07.022     Document Type: Article

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