Clinicians' communication with patients receiving a MCI diagnosis: The ABIDE project.

ABSTRACT:

Background

We aimed to explore clinicians' communication, including the discussion of diagnosis, cause, prognosis and care planning, in routine post-diagnostic testing consultations with patients with Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI).

Methods

Thematic content analysis was used to analyze audiotaped consultations in which 10 clinicians (eight neurologists and two geriatricians) from 7 memory clinics, disclosed diagnostic information to 13 MCI patients and their care partners. We assessed clinician-patient communication regarding diagnostic label, cause, prognosis and care planning to identify core findings.

Results

Core findings were: clinicians 1) differed in how they informed about the MCI label; 2) tentatively addressed cause of symptoms; 3) (implicitly) steered agai

SUBMITTER: Visser LNC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6974141 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature