Communication preferences and perceptions of cancer patient during their first medical oncology appointment.

Rodrigo Santos VicenteAna Rita FreitasRicardo Miguel Azevedo FerreiraSofia Parada PradaTelma Sofia MartinsTelma Caleça MartinsAna Duarte MendesMarina Miguel VitorinoAndreia Filipa ChavesCatarina Castro SantosDiogo Alpuim CostaMaria Paula CustódioMiguel Barbosa

Published in: Psycho-oncology (2023)

Patients highly valued their preferences concerning Content, Facilitation, and Support dimensions of communication. However, patient preferences were more prominently oriented towards the Content dimension. The discrepancies between preferences and perceptions should be viewed as an opportunity for enhancing communication skills through training.

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