Do doctors know when their patients don't?: A survey of doctor–patient communication in lung cancer

• Published in: Lung cancer (Amsterdam, Netherlands) Vol. 18; no. 1; pp. 1 - 20
• Main Authors: Quirt, C.F, Mackillop, W.J, Ginsburg, A.D, Sheldon, L, Brundage, M, Dixon, P, Ginsburg, L
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Ireland Elsevier Ireland Ltd 01.08.1997
• Subjects: Adult; Autonomy; Bioethics; Communication; Data Collection; Female; Humans; Informed consent; Lung cancer; Lung Neoplasms - diagnosis; Lung Neoplasms - psychology; Lung Neoplasms - therapy; Male; Middle Aged; Physician-Patient Relations; Prognosis; Prospective Studies; Informed consent; Lung cancer; Autonomy; Empirical Approach; Professional Patient Relationship

Objectives: a) To determine how much patients with recently diagnosed lung cancer know about their illness and its treatment, and b) to find out if doctors know what their patients know and what they don't. Patients and Methods: One hundred patients with recently diagnosed lung cancer, who were...