Jennifer Nicolai1, Angela Buchholz2, Nathalie Seefried3, Katrin Reuter4, Martin Härter2, Wolfgang Eich3, Christiane Bieber3. 1. Department of General Internal Medicine and Psychosomatics, Center for Psychosocial Medicine, University Hospital Heidelberg, Germany; Psychology III, University of Mannheim, Germany. Electronic address: nicolai@uni-mannheim.de. 2. Department of Medical Psychology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany. 3. Department of General Internal Medicine and Psychosomatics, Center for Psychosocial Medicine, University Hospital Heidelberg, Germany. 4. Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Freiburg, Germany.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To test the influence of physician empathy (PE), shared decision making (SDM), and the match between patients' preferred and perceived decision-making styles on patients' decision regret. METHODS:Patients with breast or colon cancer (n=71) completed questionnaires immediately following (T1) and three months after a consultation (T2). Path analysis was used to examine the relationships among patient demographics, patient reports of PE, SDM, the match between preferred and perceived decision-making styles, and patient decision regret at T2. RESULTS: After controlling for clinician clusters, higher PE was directly associated with more SDM (β=0.43, p<0.01) and lower decision regret (β=-0.28, p<0.01). The match between patients' preferred and perceived roles was negatively associated with decision regret (β=-0.33, p<0.01). Patients who participated less than desired reported more decision regret at T2. There was no significant association between SDM and decision regret (β=0.03, p=0.74). CONCLUSION: PE and the match between patients' preferred and perceived roles in medical decision making are essential for patient-centered cancer consultations and treatment decisions. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS: Ways to enhance PE and matching the consultation style to patients' expectations should be encouraged.
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OBJECTIVE: To test the influence of physician empathy (PE), shared decision making (SDM), and the match between patients' preferred and perceived decision-making styles on patients' decision regret. METHODS:Patients with breast or colon cancer (n=71) completed questionnaires immediately following (T1) and three months after a consultation (T2). Path analysis was used to examine the relationships among patient demographics, patient reports of PE, SDM, the match between preferred and perceived decision-making styles, and patient decision regret at T2. RESULTS: After controlling for clinician clusters, higher PE was directly associated with more SDM (β=0.43, p<0.01) and lower decision regret (β=-0.28, p<0.01). The match between patients' preferred and perceived roles was negatively associated with decision regret (β=-0.33, p<0.01). Patients who participated less than desired reported more decision regret at T2. There was no significant association between SDM and decision regret (β=0.03, p=0.74). CONCLUSION: PE and the match between patients' preferred and perceived roles in medical decision making are essential for patient-centered cancer consultations and treatment decisions. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS: Ways to enhance PE and matching the consultation style to patients' expectations should be encouraged.
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