What influences how physicians frame information for patients? An explorative quantitative study on hospital interactions from different specialties.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Physicians frame medical information for patients in different ways, impacting patient outcomes. What underlies their framing choices has not been investigated.  OBJECTIVE: To explore the use and function of information framing practices in medical interactions.

Design

Explorative, quantitative observational study with a mixed-methods design.

Setting and participants

28 videorecorded hospital interactions, ranging from short-term/acute (orthopaedic surgery, gynaecology) to long-term/chronic care (oncology, gastroenterology) and involving 14 physicians and 28 patients.

Outcome measures

Using a previously developed coding system, we analysed physicians' framing practices. We extracted information sharing functions qualitatively, checking 10% of the ana

SUBMITTER: Menichetti J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12421180 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature