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Managing uncertainty about treatment decision making in early stage prostate cancer: A randomized clinical trial
Patient Education and Counselling, 10/16/09

Mishel MH et al. – The intervention was effective in uncertainty management for Caucasian and African–American men, specifically in preparing competent patients with improved knowledge, problem–solving skills, information resources, and communication skills. Using the Uncertainty in Illness Theory, specific skills were selected with a focus on the antecedents of uncertainty. In the treatment decision–making context, patients and supportive others need information about disease, treatment options and side effects but they also need communication skills training prior to the treatment decision consultation.

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