Looking beyond the eyes of the patient: The importance of effective communication in the treatment of age‐related macular degeneration
Our study shows that current communication, information provision and decision-making do not fully meet patients' needs and preferences. Enhancing patient-provider communication seems important, as effective dialogue is likely to diminish patients' perceived treatment burden.
Authors
- Sandra van Dulmen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1651-7544)
- Mariska Scheffer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0117-9471)
- Ruth M. A. van Nispen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1227-1177)
- Petra T. Rausch‐Koster (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8558-5260)
- Juliane Menting
Institutions
- Radboud University Nijmegen (NL)
- Radboud University Medical Center (NL)
- Netherlands Institute for Health Services Research (NL)
- GGD Amsterdam (NL)
- Amsterdam University Medical Centers (NL)
- Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (NL)
- University of Borås (SE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Acta Ophthalmologica
- Published
- 2024-10-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/aos.16777
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.70
Funders
- ZonMw