Communicating risks and benefits to cardiology patients.
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Peer-reviewed
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Recchia, Gabriel https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0210-8635
Freeman, Alexandra https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4115-161X
Abstract
Trying to explain potential outcomes, and their likelihoods, is a challenge. Indeed, patients who just had a stent procedure remember few of the related risks and benefits [1]. Patients are often unfamiliar with the terminology, vary widely in health status, numeracy, health literacy, and information preferences. Complicating things further is aiming to ensure that patients understand the “material risks” for them as individuals: a matter not just of probability, but also the impact it could have on them personally.
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Access to Information, Cardiology, Cardiovascular Surgical Procedures, Choice Behavior, Decision Making, Humans, Physician-Patient Relations, Prognosis, Risk Assessment, Truth Disclosure
Journal Title
Heart
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1355-6037
1468-201X
1468-201X
Volume Title
106
Publisher
BMJ
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