Patient education and counseling
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Observational Study
Informal interpreting in general practice: Are interpreters' roles related to perceived control, trust, and satisfaction?
The aim of this observational study was twofold. First, we examined how often and which roles informal interpreters performed during consultations between Turkish-Dutch migrant patients and general practitioners (GPs). Second, relations between these roles and patients' and GPs' perceived control, trust in informal interpreters and satisfaction with the consultation were assessed. ⋯ Patients and GPs should be educated about the possible negative consequences of informal interpreting.
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Prediabetes (preDM) and diabetes are complex conditions that place significant strain on medical providers. This can have a negative impact on providers' wellbeing and could impact clinical decisions. We investigated the interplay of caring for patients with prediabetes, physician mental wellbeing, and clinical care. ⋯ Future research should evaluate ways to lessen the psychological burden of caring for patients with diabetes and preDM.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Physician gender and apologies in clinical interactions.
We examine whether patients have a preference for affective (i.e., focused on patient's emotions) or cognitive (i.e., focused on the process that led to the error) apologies that are dependent on the apologizing physician's gender. We hypothesize patients will prefer gender-congruent apologies (i.e., when females offer affective apologies and males offer cognitive apologies). ⋯ Apology trainings should incorporate how physician characteristics can influence how patients assess and respond to apologies.
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We assessed emergency department (ED) patient perceptions of how physicians can improve their language to determine patient preferences for 11 phrases to enhance physician empathy toward the goal of reducing low-value advanced imaging. ⋯ Our findings suggest specific phrases have the potential to enhance ED patient perceptions of physician empathy. Further research is needed to determine whether statements to convey empathy affect diagnostic testing rates.
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We assessed information provision and information needs about illness course, treatments, palliative care and euthanasia in cancer patients. ⋯ Healthcare professionals should be more responsive, already from diagnosis, to the information needs about palliative care and possible end-of-life decisions. This should be patient-tailored, as some patients want more and some patients want less information.