Trial reportPloS one2013
Differences in simulated doctor and patient medical decision making: a construal level perspective.
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6 citing papers in PubMed.
- Risk communication in cataract surgery.BMJ open ophthalmology · 2024Trial
- Moral hypocrisy on the basis of construal level: to be a utilitarian personal decision maker or to be a moral advisor?PloS one · 2015Trial
- Analyzing Relationship between Patient and Doctor in Public Dental Health using Particle Memetic Multivariable Logistic Regression Analysis Approach (MLRA2).Journal of medical systems · 2018Article
- Patient knowledge concerning age-related macular degeneration: an AMD questionnaire.Wiener klinische Wochenschrift · 2017Article
- Promote health or prevent disease? The effects of health-related advertising on eating behavior intention.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2015Article
- Core self-evaluations mediate the associations of dispositional optimism and life satisfaction.PloS one · 2014Article
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Abstract
backgroundPatients are often confronted with diverse medical decisions. Often lacking relevant medical knowledge, patients fail to independently make medical decisions and instead generally rely on the advice of doctors.
objectiveThis study investigated the characteristics of and differences in doctor-patient medical decision making on the basis of construal level theory.
methodsA total of 420 undergraduates majoring in clinical medicine were randomly assigned to six groups. Their decisions to opt for radiotherapy and surgery were investigated, with the choices described in a positive/neutral/negative frame × decision making for self/others.
resultsCompared with participants giving medical advice to patients, participants deciding for themselves were more likely to select radiotherapy (F1, 404 = 13.92, p = 011). Participants from positive or neutral frames exhibited a higher tendency to choose surgery than did those from negative frames (F2, 404 = 22.53, p<.001). The effect of framing on independent decision making was nonsignificant (F2, 404 = 1.07, p = 35); however the effect of framing on the provision of advice to patients was significant (F2, 404 = 12.95, p<.001). The effect of construal level was significant in the positive frame (F1, 404 = 8.06, p = 005) and marginally significant in the neutral frame (F2, 404 = 3.31, p = 07) but nonsignificant in the negative frame (F2, 404 = .29, p = 59).
conclusionBoth social distance and framing depiction significantly affected medical decision making and exhibited a significant interaction. Differences in medical decision making between doctors and patients need further investigation.
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