Does the delivery of diagnostic news affect the likelihood of whether or not patients ask questions about the results? A conversation analytical study.
Ged M MurtaghAnne L ThomasLynn FurberPublished in: Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy (2018)
The design and delivery of diagnostic news announcements can make a patient-initiated question more or less appropriate, in the next turn of talk. In addition, showing and explaining test results can encourage further opportunities for patients' questions.