Treatability Statements in Serious Illness: The Gap Between What is Said and What is Heard

Empirical work has shown that patients and physicians have markedly divergent understandings of treatability statements (e.g., “This is a treatable condition,” “We have treatments for your loved one”) in the context of serious illness. Patients often understand treatability statements as conveying g...

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Authors: Batten, Jason N. (Author) ; Wong, Bonnie O. (Author) ; Hanks, William F. (Author) ; Magnus, David C. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: 2019
In: Cambridge quarterly of healthcare ethics
Year: 2019, Volume: 28, Issue: 3, Pages: 394-404
Further subjects:B literal meaning
B intended meaning
B received meaning
B H.P.Grice
B miscommunication
B linguistic theory
B treatability statements
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