Physician and patient perception: Countering falsehoods, communicating toward care, part 2

Patients will bring their medical knowledge, whether extensive or limited, with them into the examination room. Jessecae K. Marsh, PhD, offers her opinion about the best ways for doctors and patients to communicate toward a care plan. She is co-author of the study, “Perceived Penalties for Sharing Patient Believes with Health Care Providers,” about patient and physician perceptions of patients who share misinformation or conspiracy theories. Additional authors are Onur Asan, PhD, and Samantha Kleinberg, PhD, both of the Stevens Institute of Technology.