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Physician-Patient Interaction and
Hysterectomy Decision Making:
The ENDOW Study
Donna L. Richter, EdD, FAAHB; Melissa J. Kenzig, MSPH, CHES
Mary L. Greaney, MPH, CHES; Robert E. McKeown, PhD
Ruth P. Saunders, PhD; Sara J. Corwin, MPH, PhD
Objective:
To investigate physician-patient communication in the context of hysterectomy decision making.
Methods: A series of 17 focus groups with African American and white women (n=82) between the ages of 30 and 65 were run. Personal interviews with physicians (n=7) also were conducted. Transcripts were analyzed using NUD*IST software and note-based techniques.
Results: For both patients and physicians, the optimal physician-patient interaction would be for the physician to provide plain, usable information to the patient allowing the patient to make the hysterectomy decision.
Conclusion: The current state of physician-patient interaction represents collaboration but not a shared approach approximating the deliberative model.
Am J Health Behav 2002;26(6):431-441
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