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ArticlePEC innovation2023

Difficult medical encounters in oncology: What physicians need. An exploratory study.

Cheryl Roumen, Claudia Offermann, Daniëlle B P Eekers, Marieke D Spreeuwenberg, Rianne Fijten

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Article in PEC innovation, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors.

Cheryl RoumenDepartment of Health Services Research, Maastricht University, Maastricht, the Netherlands.
Claudia OffermannDepartment of Radiation Oncology (Maastro), GROW School for Oncology and Reproduction, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, the Netherlands.
Daniëlle B P EekersDepartment of Radiation Oncology (Maastro), GROW School for Oncology and Reproduction, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, the Netherlands.
Marieke D SpreeuwenbergDepartment of Health Services Research, Maastricht University, Maastricht, the Netherlands.
Rianne FijtenDepartment of Radiation Oncology (Maastro), GROW School for Oncology and Reproduction, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, the Netherlands.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objective: The objective of this study was to assess how often-medical oncology professionals encounter difficult consultations and if they desire support in the form of training. Methods: In February 2022, a survey on difficult medical encounters in oncology, training and demographics was set up. The survey was sent to 390 medical oncology professionals part of the OncoZON network of the Southeast region of the Netherlands. Results: Medical oncology professionals perceive a medical encounter as difficult when there is a dominant family member ( Conclusion: Medical oncology professionals consider dominant or aggressive behavior and the inability to comprehend medical information by patients during consultations as difficult encounters for which they would appreciate support. Innovation: Our results highlight concrete medical encounters in need of specific education programs within daily oncology practice.

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Difficult medical encountersHealth literacyMedical educationOncologyProvider-patient communication

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PMID37705725
PMCPMC10495654

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