Patients' perspectives on injuries.
Emerg Med J
; 28(7): 601-3, 2011 Jul.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-20817659
ABSTRACT
AIM AND METHODS:
To assess the way different terms used to describe a fracture affect the understanding a patient has of that fracture. The perceived severity of the injury and how the patient expects to be treated were also recorded with a view to optimising patient understanding.RESULTS:
There was a very significant difference between what doctors can potentially say and what the patient ultimately understood about the consultation. This could have a direct effect on the management the patient expects from the initial description and diagnosis.CONCLUSIONS:
It is important that doctors in the emergency department use terminology that is understood by the patient, as well as emphasising the potential seriousness of the injury. It is possibly better therefore to use informed lay terminology such as 'a break in a bone' rather than more formal vocabulary such 'a fracture' when discussing the diagnosis and treatment options.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Fraturas Ósseas
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Terminologia como Assunto
Tipo de estudo:
Qualitative_research
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2011
Tipo de documento:
Article