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Communication and consumer decision making about cancer clinical trials.

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Title: Communication and consumer decision making about cancer clinical trials.
Authors: Albrecht TL (AUTHOR), Ruckdeschel JC (AUTHOR), Riddle DL (AUTHOR), Blanchard CG (AUTHOR), Penner LA (AUTHOR), Coovert MD (AUTHOR), Quinn G (AUTHOR), Albrecht, Terrance L1 (AUTHOR), Ruckdeschel, John C (AUTHOR), Riddle, Dawn L (AUTHOR), Blanchard, Christina G (AUTHOR), Penner, Louis A (AUTHOR), Coovert, Michael D (AUTHOR), Quinn, Gwendolyn (AUTHOR)
Source: Patient Education & Counseling. May2003, Vol. 50 Issue 1, p39-42. 4p.
Abstract: Communication between patients and physicians likely mediates traditional patient and physician predispositions in determining patient outcomes, including perceptions and decision making. However, the extent to which a mediating effect occurs is unclear. The purpose of this essay is to outline the need for conceptualizing more holistic models of consumer-provider interaction that demonstrate the role of the therapeutic relationship in treatment outcomes. We focus on an important communicative context for exploring this question: the situation where patients, with the help of oncologists, are faced with making treatment choices, particularly whether to enroll in a clinical trial in response to their life-threatening cancer diagnosis. We explore the question from the perspectives of the medical provider, the patient, and the accompanying family member, in order to better frame the complex interactional dynamics occurring during the interaction. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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Abstract:Communication between patients and physicians likely mediates traditional patient and physician predispositions in determining patient outcomes, including perceptions and decision making. However, the extent to which a mediating effect occurs is unclear. The purpose of this essay is to outline the need for conceptualizing more holistic models of consumer-provider interaction that demonstrate the role of the therapeutic relationship in treatment outcomes. We focus on an important communicative context for exploring this question: the situation where patients, with the help of oncologists, are faced with making treatment choices, particularly whether to enroll in a clinical trial in response to their life-threatening cancer diagnosis. We explore the question from the perspectives of the medical provider, the patient, and the accompanying family member, in order to better frame the complex interactional dynamics occurring during the interaction. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
ISSN:07383991
DOI:10.1016/s0738-3991(03)00078-8