Patient education and counseling
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Randomized Controlled Trial
When do cancer patients regret their treatment decision? A path analysis of the influence of clinicians' communication styles and the match of decision-making styles on decision regret.
To test the influence of physician empathy (PE), shared decision making (SDM), and the match between patients' preferred and perceived decision-making styles on patients' decision regret. ⋯ Ways to enhance PE and matching the consultation style to patients' expectations should be encouraged.