Open AccessDo Patients Unconsciously Associate Suggestions for More-invasive Treatment with Better Care?
Author(s) -
Joost T.P. Kortlever,
Janna S.E. Ottenhoff,
Thi Thu Huong Tran,
David Ring,
Gregg A. Vagner,
Matthew Driscoll
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
clinical orthopaedics and related research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1528-1132
pISSN - 0009-921X
DOI - 10.1097/corr.0000000000000608
Subject(s) - medicine , preference , intervention (counseling) , conversation , pill , implicit association test , physical therapy , demographics , family medicine , medline , clinical psychology , nursing , psychology , social psychology , political science , law , demography , communication , sociology , economics , microeconomics
It seems common for patients to conceive of care in physical terms, such as medications, injections, and procedures rather than advice and support. Clinicians often encounter patients who seem to prefer more testing or invasive treatments than expertise supports. We wanted to determine whether patients unconsciously associate suggestions for invasive treatments with better care.