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## BACKGROUND. Communication between physicians and advanced cancer patients is frequently difficult. Patients often report poor levels of satisfaction with communication. The purpose of this study was to assess the impact on patients' recall of and overall satisfaction with their consultation by the addition of an audiocassette recording of a consultation to written recommendations. ## METHODS. Sixty patients with advanced cancer were randomized to either receive a tape recording of their consultation or receive no tape in addition to written recommendations in this randomized, double-blind trial. Patients gave their global ratings of the clinic, were tested for their recall of information given, and responded to questions about the utilization and role of the cassette in influencing family communication. ## RESULTS. The addition of the audiocassette to written communications significantly increased patient satisfaction with the clinic (8.7 Ϯ 1.7 vs. 7.7 Ϯ 2.0 on a scale of 0 -10; P ϭ 0.04) and significantly improved recall of the information given during the consultation (88% Ϯ 8.7% vs. 80% Ϯ 15.5%; P ϭ 0.02). Patients expressed a high level of satisfaction with the audiocassette

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Author

Eduardo Bruera; Edith Pituskin; Kathryn Calder; Catherine M. Neumann; John Hanson

Publisher

John Wiley and Sons; Wiley (John Wiley & Sons); John Wiley & Sons Inc.; Wiley (ISSN 0008-543X)

Published

1999

Language

EN

Field

Medicine (Health Sciences)