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Abstract
Purpose: Patients with advanced cancer commonly bring a companion to medical appointments, often a family member. Despite increasing focus on family involvement, few studies are based on observations of real-life consultations. This study aimed to explore how companions contribute to the information exchange process during advanced cancer outpatient visits.
Methods: Data were ten videos of routine oncology visits. We identified when and how companions participated using microanalysis of clinical interaction.
Findings: Companion participation varied greatly. They tended to speak up spontaneously, contributing medical, personal, and contextual information that might otherwise have remained unsaid. They both brought information into the discussion and facilitated information exchanged between the physician and patient. Companions displayed few of their own concerns.
Conclusions: The findings suggest that companions may be an important resource during oncology visits, not only for the patient, but also for healthcare providers aiming for person-centered care to the individual patient.
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Here is your single source of integrated information on providing the best psychosocial care possible from the knowledge available from many disciplines.The Journal of Psychosocial Oncology is an essential source for up-to-date clinical and research material geared toward health professionals who provide psychosocial services to cancer patients, their families, and their caregivers. The journal—the first interdisciplinary resource of its kind—is in its third decade of examining exploratory and hypothesis testing and presenting program evaluation research on critical areas, including: the stigma of cancer; employment and personal problems facing cancer patients; patient education.
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