Table 7 Suggestions for making discussions with healthcare providers more helpful
From: Communication of patients’ and family members’ ethical concerns to their healthcare providers
Suggestions | Responses (N=105) |
|---|---|
Content and/or quality of communication | 50 (48%)a |
- Providing more or different information | |
- Better or clearer communication | |
- More listening | |
Healthcare provider qualities | 43 (41%) |
- More empathetic | |
- More knowledgeable and experienced | |
- More open-minded | |
- More honest and transparent | |
- More patient | |
Contextual factors | 38 (36%) |
- Having adequate time/timing | |
- Providing sufficient resources or referrals | |
- Being prepared or ready to have the discussion | |
- Having a previously established relationship with the healthcare provider | |
- Having privacy | |
- Having family present or involved |