Communication in oncology:
What should the physician tell the patient?
Keywords:
Communication, Physician-patient relationship, Disease perception, Neoplasias, Common-sense modelAbstract
Objective: To evaluate the physicians and cancer patient's perceptions about the communication regarding symptoms, causes, timeline, consequences, personal and treatment control, illness coherence and emotional representation of the patients about their diagnosis. Method: 68 adult patients with cancer and 58 physicians who had been working with cancer patients that answered questionnaires in an online platform. Results: The results revealed significant differences regarding the perceptions of physicians and patients about the doctor´s communication. Physicians mentioned that patients are often informed about symptoms, causes, consequences, timeline and disease control, but the patient's responses are discordant. Conclusion: It was concluded that physician's views about their communication are more positives than patients' perceptions about the same phenomena.
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