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Analysis of patient-physician concordance in the understanding of chemotherapy treatment plans among patients with cancer.

Almalki H, Absi A, Alghamdi A, et al. Analysis of patient-physician concordance in the understanding of chemotherapy treatment plans among patients with cancer. JAMA Netw Open. 2020;3(3):e200341. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.0341.

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March 25, 2020
Almalki H, Absi A, Alghamdi A, et al. JAMA Netw Open. 2020;3(3):e200341.
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Effective communication between patients and physicians is essential to ensuring treatment adherence and improved patient outcomes. This cross-sectional study measured agreement in treatment plan understanding between oncology patients and providers in Saudi Arabia and found that most patients (86.2%) had a suboptimal understanding of their chemotherapy treatment plan. Patients commonly did not understand the planned duration of their treatment or the important toxic effects of chemotherapy.

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Almalki H, Absi A, Alghamdi A, et al. Analysis of patient-physician concordance in the understanding of chemotherapy treatment plans among patients with cancer. JAMA Netw Open. 2020;3(3):e200341. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.0341.