Objective: The objective of this study was to assess how often-medical oncology professionals encounter difficult consultations and if they desire support in the form of training.
Methods: In February 2022, a survey on difficult medical encounters in oncology, training and demographics was set up. The survey was sent to 390 medical oncology professionals part of the OncoZON network of the Southeast region of the Netherlands.
Results: Medical oncology professionals perceive a medical encounter as difficult when there is a dominant family member ( = 27), insufficient time ( = 24), or no agreement between medical professional and patient ( = 22). Patients involved in these encounters are most often characterized with low health literacy ( = 12) or aggressive behavior ( = 10). The inability to comprehend difficult medical information or perceived difficult behavior complicates encounters. Of the medical oncology professionals, 27-44% preferred a training as a physical group meeting (24%) or an individual virtual meeting (19%).
Conclusion: Medical oncology professionals consider dominant or aggressive behavior and the inability to comprehend medical information by patients during consultations as difficult encounters for which they would appreciate support.
Innovation: Our results highlight concrete medical encounters in need of specific education programs within daily oncology practice.
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