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September 10, 2025BMJ OpenOpen Access

What influences how physicians frame information for patients? An explorative quantitative study on hospital interactions from different specialties

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JMJulia MenichettiJBJūratė Šaltytė BenthJGJennifer Gerwing

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Overview

Explorative quantitative analysis reveals significant variation in framing practices across clinical specialties, indicating implications for patient communication.

Key Points

  • Variation in framing practices was primarily driven by the clinical unit, affecting patient outcomes and understanding.
  • Differences in information framing were significant between gastroenterology and oncology units, with a mean difference of 1.88.
  • The study employed a mixed-methods design to explore information sharing functions in hospital interactions.
  • Findings highlight clinical specialties' impact on physicians' communication practices, suggesting areas for intervention.

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Menichetti et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68c23cf6b210217d6478bdf0https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2024-097474
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