Communication on Rounds.
Background: The daily visit by the treating doctor or medical team at the bedside of the hospitalized patient («rounds») is essential for patient-centered care and interprofessional exchange. Methods: This narrative review is based on pertinent publications (up to December 2024) that were retrieve...
| Publicado en: | Deutsches Ärzteblatt International Vol. 122; no. 13; pp. 1 - 2 |
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Deutscher Aerzte-Verlag GmbH
6/27/2025
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=187111468&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 187111468 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 18660452 5F0N jtl: Deutsches Ärzteblatt International issn: 18660452 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: 6/27/2025 vid: 122 iid: 13 pid: 25312 pub: Deutscher Aerzte-Verlag GmbH artinfo: ui: 187111468 10.3238/arztebl.m2025.0080 187111468 ppf: 1 ppct: 1 formats: fmt: – @attributes: type: T – @attributes: type: C tig: atl: Communication on Rounds. aug: au: Gössi, F. Becker, C. Gross, S. Arpagaus, A. Bassetti, S. Hunziker, S. affil: Department of Medical Communication/Psychosomatics, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland. sug: ab: Background: The daily visit by the treating doctor or medical team at the bedside of the hospitalized patient («rounds») is essential for patient-centered care and interprofessional exchange. Methods: This narrative review is based on pertinent publications (up to December 2024) that were retrieved by a selective search in the PubMed/Medline database. Results: Bedside rounds are used to fulfill multiple tasks: medical, communicative, and educational. Complex social interactions, in particular, require precise and empathetic communication. 71% of patients say they primarily expect clear information about their medical situation. Information exchange can nonetheless be difficult, particularly with older and frail patients. So-called teach-back techniques improve patients’ understanding of medications and behavioral instructions (OR 1.84 [1.09; 3.12] and 1.83 [1.07; 3.13], respectively). Although many patients would like to take active part in discussions on rounds, the physicians explicitly encouraged them to do so in only 54% of cases. If the team discusses the patient outside the room before entering, the patient’s understanding of their condition is no different, but they are less likely to be confused by medical technology (21.3 versus 13.7); team satisfaction is higher (78.0 versus 68.3), and there is more opportunity to discuss sensitive topics (84.3 versus 59.3, each on a visual analog scale VAS 1–100). Conclusion: Interprofessional discussion of the patient and suitable communication on rounds can improve patient care and are essential for undergraduate, postgraduate, and continuing medical education. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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