“Doctor, what would you do?”: Physicians’ responses to patient inquiries about periviable delivery

Highlights • Most physicians avoided providing a personal disclosure or recommendation when asked for advice. • Physicians often deflected the question by restating or offering additional medical information. • Physicians stated that the decision depended on the patient's values but failed to e...

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Published in:Patient education and counseling 2015-01, Vol.98 (1), p.49-54
Main Authors: Tucker Edmonds, Brownsyne, McKenzie, Fatima, Panoch, Janet E, Wocial, Lucia D, Barnato, Amber E, Frankel, Richard M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Aged
Communication
Counseling
Decision Making
Doctor–patient communication
Female
Fetal Viability
Humans
Indiana
Internal Medicine
Male
Middle Aged
Neonatal resuscitation
Neonatology
Nursing
Obstetrics
Patient Simulation
Periviability
Physician-Patient Relations
Physicians - statistics & numerical data
Pregnancy
Qualitative Research
Socioeconomic Factors
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Summary:Highlights • Most physicians avoided providing a personal disclosure or recommendation when asked for advice. • Physicians often deflected the question by restating or offering additional medical information. • Physicians stated that the decision depended on the patient's values but failed to elicit values.
ISSN:0738-3991
1873-5134
DOI:10.1016/j.pec.2014.09.014