Treatment confidence and patient participation in multidisciplinary tumor conferences: A structural equation modeling approach.

Cancer Med

Department for Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, Faculty of Medicine, Center for Health Communication and Health Services Research, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany.

Published: May 2024

Objective: Multidisciplinary tumor conference (MTC) is a key instrument in multidisciplinary cancer care. In recent years, if and how patient participation in MTC can contribute to a more patient-centered care have been scientifically discussed. This study aimed to identify determinants of treatment confidence in the context of patient participation in MTC. Therefore, the association among health literacy-sensitive communication, trust in health-care providers (HCP), and treatment confidence is examined.

Methods: This study used data from the multicenter, observational study "PINTU" on patient participation in MTC. Data were collected from November 2018 to February 2020. Validated scales for treatment confidence, health literacy-sensitive communication, and trust in providers were included in the structural equation modeling (SEM) analysis.

Results: A total of 95 patients participated in MTC. The sample compromised n = 80 completed datasets. The SEM fit measures indicated good fit of the proposed model. The analysis showed a positive association between health literacy-sensitive communication and treatment confidence when adding the mediating effect of trust in providers.

Conclusion: Patient-centered communication during MTC in combination with a trustful relationship between participating patients and health-care providers is positively associated with treatment confidence. The results indicated the relevance of a trustful doctor-patient communication and relationship. Trainings for physicians targeting patient-centered communication could be a promising approach to strengthen patient participation.

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