Patient Centered Radiology - An Introduction in Form of a Narrative Review

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BACKGROUND: Patient centered radiology represents a crucial aspect for modern sustainable radiology. The definition of patient-centered consists of a focus on patients' individual values and wishes with a respectful integration in medical decisions. In this narrative review we try to give a practical introduction into this complex topic with the extension to a person-centered radiology, which additionally encompasses values and wishes of radiological and other medical colleagues.

METHODS: Medline search between 2010 and 2021 using "patient-centered radiology" with additional subjective selection of articles for this narrative review.

RESULTS: Regarding patients' experiences the main literature focus were patients' fears of examinations (movement restrictions, uncertainty). Most patients would prefer a direct communication with the radiologist after the examination. Regarding interdisciplinary communication the radiological expertise and quality is highly appreciated; however, there was a general wish for more structured- or itemized reporting. Concerning working conditions radiologists were satisfied despite high psychosocial working pressure.

CONCLUSION: Most of the literature on this topic consists of surveys evaluating the current state. Studies on interventions such as improved information before examinations or patient-readable reports are still scarce. There is a dilemma between an increasing radiological workload and the simultaneous wish for more patient-centered approaches such as direct radiologist-patient communications in the daily routine. Still on our way to a more value-based radiology we have to focus on patient communications and a patient-centered medicine.

KEY POINTS: · Patient centered radiology has a focus on the integration of patients' individual values and wishes in their decisions.. · Radiologists are clinicians, who an additional diagnostic and therapeutic surplus for patients and referring physicians.. · The recent literature on this topic consists basically on the evaluation of the current status.. · Most patients prefer a direct communication with the radiologist.. · To gain a "value based" radiology we to focus on an optimized communication with patients and referring physicians.

CITATION FORMAT: · Schreyer AG, Schneider K, Dendl LM et al. Patient Centered Radiology - An Introduction in Form of a Narrative Review. Fortschr Röntgenstr 2022; 194: 873 - 881.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:194

Enthalten in:

RoFo : Fortschritte auf dem Gebiete der Rontgenstrahlen und der Nuklearmedizin - 194(2022), 8 vom: 15. Aug., Seite 873-881

Sprache:

Englisch

Weiterer Titel:

Patientenzentrierte Radiologie – Eine Hinführung durch ein narratives Review

Beteiligte Personen:

Schreyer, Andreas G [VerfasserIn]
Schneider, Katharina [VerfasserIn]
Dendl, Lena Marie [VerfasserIn]
Jaehn, Philipp [VerfasserIn]
Molwitz, Isabel [VerfasserIn]
Westphalen, Kerstin [VerfasserIn]
Holmberg, Christine [VerfasserIn]

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Date Completed 02.08.2022

Date Revised 10.02.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1055/a-1735-3552

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NLM337283583