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Trial reportCancer medicine2021

Communicating the diagnosis of cancer or depression: Results of a randomized controlled online study using video vignettes.

Franziska Kühne, Henriette Fauth, Destina S Ay-Bryson, Leonie N C Visser, Florian Weck

Open access · goldAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Cancer medicine, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 2 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 3 countries.

Franziska KühneDepartment of Psychology, Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, University of Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-9636-5247
Henriette FauthDepartment of Psychology, Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, University of Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany.
Destina S Ay-BrysonDepartment of Psychology, Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, University of Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany.
Leonie N C VisserCenter for Alzheimer Research, Division of Clinical Geriatrics, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society (NVS), Karolinska Institutet, Solna, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0003-3487-7938
Florian WeckDepartment of Psychology, Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, University of Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany.
University of Potsdam · DEAmsterdam UMC Location University of Amsterdam · NL

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundCommunicating a diagnosis is highly important, yet complex, especially in the context of cancer and mental disorders. The aim was to explore the communication style of an oncologist vs. psychotherapist in an online study.

methodsPatients (N = 136: 65 cancer, 71 depression) were randomly assigned to watch a standardized video vignette with one of two communication styles (empathic vs. unempathic). Outcome measures of affectivity, information recall, communication skills, empathy and trust were applied.

resultsRegardless of diagnosis, empathic communication was associated with the perception of a significantly more empathic (p < 0.001,

conclusionsThe results highlight the importance of empathy while communicating both a diagnosis of cancer and a mental disorder. Further research should focus on the communication of a mental disorder in association with cancer.

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Video-Assisted Techniques and ProceduresAdultDepressionFemaleHumansInternet-Based InterventionMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasmsconsultationmental healthoncologypsycho-oncologyskills

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PMID34747132
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