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The Effect of Physicians' Explanations on Patients' Treatment Preferences

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  • Dennis J. Mazur
  • David H. Hickam

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Objective: To evaluate the influence of physicians' explanations on patients' choices. Setting: A university-based Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center. Participants: 136 patients seen in a continuity-care general medicine clinic. Measurements and Results: Patients were randomized to two groups [Limited Explanation (LE) and Extensive Explanation (EE)] and asked to choose between two alternative treatments (differing in short-term vs long-term survival benefits) for an unidentified medical condition, based on the information given in the explanations. LE consisted of a brief orientation to graphs summarizing the treatment results, while EE consisted of a detailed verbal description of the graphs. Significantly (p

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  • Dennis J. Mazur & David H. Hickam, 1994. "The Effect of Physicians' Explanations on Patients' Treatment Preferences," Medical Decision Making, , vol. 14(3), pages 255-258, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:medema:v:14:y:1994:i:3:p:255-258
    DOI: 10.1177/0272989X9401400307
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