Medical Students’ Attitudes and Experiences Regarding Persuasion of Patients by Physicians: Clarifying the Ethics of Shared Decision Making
Medical students vary in attitudes toward persuasion of patients by physicians, and variations are associated with differences in ethical beliefs, clinical experiences, and gender. Education regarding the use of persuasion should address ethical justification, experience, and role-modeling-which can be encompassed by virtue ethics.
Authors
- Laura Shinkunas
- Lauris C. Kaldjian (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9170-6986)
- James Thomas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4805-4190)
- John Muckler
Institutions
- University of Iowa (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of General Internal Medicine
- Published
- 2025-09-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-025-09807-w
- Primary Topic
- Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa