Patients’ reaction to the disclosure of rare dreaded adverse events
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Patients' reaction to the disclosure of rare dreaded adverse events.
BACKGROUND Physicians must frequently inform their patients of the risks of rare, but serious, adverse events (AEs). OBJECTIVE To examine how patients react to the disclosure of rare AEs. METHODS Outpatients viewed a video of a physician describing a medication associated with a rare AE. Subjects then rated their worry, perceived chance of developing the AE, and willingness to take the medi...
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عنوان ژورنال: Patient Education and Counseling
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0738-3991
DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2010.07.014