Dima Saleh , Noha A. Mousa , Haya Ibrahim , Amal Hussein , Ahmed O. Elmeligy , Nagla Elhadi Abdalla , Huda Salih , Ghada Mohammed
{"title":"Prospective quasi-experimental study on 3D-printed model-assisted patient counseling in women's reproductive health","authors":"Dima Saleh , Noha A. Mousa , Haya Ibrahim , Amal Hussein , Ahmed O. Elmeligy , Nagla Elhadi Abdalla , Huda Salih , Ghada Mohammed","doi":"10.1016/j.pec.2026.109484","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.pec.2026.109484","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objective</h3><div>Three-dimensional (3D) printing technology is increasingly utilized across diverse medical fields. In reproductive women’s health, a few 3D models were reported to enhance surgical pre-planning or improve the clinical skills of medical trainees. There is scarce data on its application in patients’ education and counselling in the context of reproductive health. This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of 3D-printed models for patient counselling on common female reproductive health concerns and disorders. In addition, we assessed the feasibility of producing these models without the need for industrial manufacturing.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>We employed a prospective quasi-experimental (Pretest-Posttest) design. Various prototypes of 3D-printed models of female reproductive organs, representative of normal anatomy and common reproductive pathologies, were developed. Study participants were patients visiting outpatient women's health clinics for conditions that could be anatomically demonstrated using the 3D models. Patients' understanding was evaluated using a structured questionnaire administered before and after 3D model-assisted counselling, assessing changes in knowledge scores related to diagnostic and management aspects such as female reproductive anatomy, lesion size and location, complications, and procedural interventions.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Developing various 3D-printed models was achieved in-house with minimal training of a team of clinicians, with overall feasible logistics and a low-cost, time-efficient process. Among the 72 women enrolled, 84.7 % reported an increased understanding following the 3D model-assisted counselling by an interviewer, <u>following</u> the conventional counselling by their Gynecologist in the same clinical encounter. The mean knowledge score significantly improved from 14.86 (±6.3) before counselling to 27.8 (±2.5) afterward (p < 0.001). We observed that the participants’ level of education and prior knowledge of their diagnosis significantly influenced the change in knowledge scores. The overall patient satisfaction with the 3D-printed models assisted counselling was positive, with 73.6 % (N = 53) rating it as excellent and 23.6 % (N = 17) as very good.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>Integrating 3D-printed models into routine patient counselling is feasible and may significantly enhance patient education and satisfaction in the field of women’s health.</div></div><div><h3>Practice Implications</h3><div>Clinicians can include 3D-printed models at the office as aids for patient counselling and education.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":49714,"journal":{"name":"Patient Education and Counseling","volume":"145 ","pages":"Article 109484"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2026-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146023559","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Toward an understanding of healthcare professionals’ burnout in telehealth: Two literature reviews and an organizing framework","authors":"Michal Biron , Dana Yagil , Jennifer Slawotsky","doi":"10.1016/j.pec.2025.109467","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.pec.2025.109467","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objective</h3><div>Although numerous studies have identified antecedents of burnout in healthcare professionals (HCPs), these studies mostly focused on traditional, in-person medical contexts. It remains unclear whether these antecedents also manifest in the telehealth context, and what other contributing factors, unique to the latter, should be considered. To address this gap, we sought to extrapolate known antecedents of burnout from the in-person context to the telehealth context.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>The research consisted of two literature reviews. We performed an umbrella review to summarize the evidence on antecedents of burnout among HCPs providing in-person care. We then systematically reviewed research on HCPs' experiences working in a telehealth context, to identify characteristics of telehealth that might affect burnout.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Synthesis of the two reviews resulted in a variable-level categorization of factors that might affect HCP burnout in telehealth. These factors were further organized into a broader framework, distinguishing among four domains of influence: HCP user, task, technology, and organization.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>Whereas certain antecedents of HCP burnout likely carry from the in-person context into the telehealth context, the latter introduces additional, unique antecedents of burnout.</div></div><div><h3>Practice implications</h3><div>The organizing framework can help to guide assignment decisions and training programs of HCPs.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":49714,"journal":{"name":"Patient Education and Counseling","volume":"145 ","pages":"Article 109467"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2026-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145978924","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nicole Heneka , Daniel Chambers , Isabelle Schaefer , Peter Hopkins , Suzanne K. Chambers
{"title":"Identifying the psychosocial experience of lung transplant recipients across the transplant trajectory: A systematic review and narrative synthesis","authors":"Nicole Heneka , Daniel Chambers , Isabelle Schaefer , Peter Hopkins , Suzanne K. Chambers","doi":"10.1016/j.pec.2025.109461","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.pec.2025.109461","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Introduction</h3><div>Patients who receive lung transplantation generally experience dramatically improved physical well-being. However, transplantation is associated with elevated psychosocial distress. Reduced quality of life related to distress may compromise the net benefit of lung transplantation. Patients’ concerns likely vary across the illness trajectory, however a comprehensive synthesis that spans the full lung transplant trajectory is absent from the current literature.</div><div>This review aimed to identify the psychosocial concerns reported by adult lung transplant candidates across the transplant trajectory.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>A systematic review and narrative synthesis approach was used. A systematic search of seven databases was undertaken from database inception to 29 April 2024, with articles appraised using the Critical Appraisal Skills Programme tool. Data were extracted to align with the lung transplant trajectory stages. Psychosocial concerns were thematically synthesised to align with each stage of the transplant trajectory.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>In all, 19 articles were eligible for inclusion. Lung transplant candidates experience a range of psychosocial issues beginning before discussions about transplant are initiated and continuing across the trajectory. The transplant experience is characterised by high uncertainty and ambiguity around decision-making, treatment experience and outcomes; with high threat to life, identity and relationships. This occurs alongside high symptom burden from pre-existing morbidity of end-stage respiratory disease and lung transplantation itself.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>Lung transplantation patients experience psychosocial concerns throughout the trajectory that evolve over time.</div></div><div><h3>Practice Implications</h3><div>Clinicians should ensure that patients are screened for psychosocial distress and needs regularly from commencement of transplant discussions, and offered tailored advice and support across the transplant trajectory.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":49714,"journal":{"name":"Patient Education and Counseling","volume":"145 ","pages":"Article 109461"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2026-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145978923","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Melody Taba , Michael Anthony Fajardo , Eliza Ferguson , Rachael Keast , Jocelyne M. Basseal , Kirsten McCaffery , Carissa Bonner
{"title":"Science translation strategies to the public during health emergencies: A systematic review of RCTs","authors":"Melody Taba , Michael Anthony Fajardo , Eliza Ferguson , Rachael Keast , Jocelyne M. Basseal , Kirsten McCaffery , Carissa Bonner","doi":"10.1016/j.pec.2026.109479","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.pec.2026.109479","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Introduction</h3><div>Effective science translation is essential during public health emergencies. During the COVID-19 pandemic, rapidly evolving research had to be translated to the public under challenging conditions.</div></div><div><h3>Objectives</h3><div>This review aimed to identify randomised trials of COVID-19 science translation strategies targeting the public and evaluated their effectiveness in improving psychological, behavioural and/or health outcomes.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>A literature search was done across PubMed, Embase, Scopus, CINAHL, and PsycINFO in July 2023 and November 2024. Studies were screened and extracted according to PRISMA guidelines. Interventions reporting behavioural outcomes were coded using the Behaviour Change Technique (BCT) taxonomy and the Cochrane risk-of-bias tool was used to assess study quality.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Of 345 records screened, 48 eligible studies were included. Most were online experiments testing message framing, with a smaller number conducted in applied settings such as health professional–delivered education. Significant positive effects were reported in most studies; 30 out of 40 studies with psychological outcomes (e.g. knowledge), 28 out of 40 studies with behavioural outcomes (e.g. intention to mask). Only one study measured a health outcome, with no significant effect. Effective features commonly included video and animation formats and messages from health experts and credible sources. The most frequent BCTs were ‘information about health consequences’ (33 studies) and ‘credible source’ (19 studies). Risk of bias was low in 42 studies.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>These findings highlight a diverse range of strategies that improved outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic. Better use of behavioural science taxonomies and core outcome sets could help researchers advance the field further during future emergencies.</div></div><div><h3>Practice implications</h3><div>This review provides insights for a range of stakeholders involved in science translation during emergencies (i.e. scientists and researchers, healthcare providers, health communicators and government officials) and highlights areas requiring further investigation.</div></div><div><h3>PROSPERO registration number</h3><div>CRD42023446093.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":49714,"journal":{"name":"Patient Education and Counseling","volume":"145 ","pages":"Article 109479"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2026-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145999100","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Briana Dahlia Ryan, Kristie Matthews, Katrina Long, Terry Haines
{"title":"Exploration of telehealth delivery modes and therapeutic alliance within an allied health student-led clinic.","authors":"Briana Dahlia Ryan, Kristie Matthews, Katrina Long, Terry Haines","doi":"10.1016/j.pec.2026.109468","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.pec.2026.109468","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objective</h3><div>To examine the impact of different telehealth modes on therapeutic alliance between student health practitioners and patients in a student-led telehealth clinic, and to compare patient reports of therapeutic alliance with that previously published.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>Telehealth sessions between student health practitioners and patients were delivered via video, telephone, or a combination. 299 (n) patient and student pairings reported therapeutic alliance using a modified Working Alliance Inventory for General Practice. Linear regressions and t-tests were conducted.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>The 299 pairings identified that therapeutic alliance can be developed and maintained in this context. Telephone based approaches yielded higher patient scores for the bond and goal domains. Students provided lower scores than patients across all domains and telehealth modes. Patients reported higher scores than those from a previously published study.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>Telephone interactions may yield greater therapeutic alliance than video conference or mixed approaches. Therapeutic alliance can successfully be developed in the context of a student-led telehealth clinic.</div></div><div><h3>Practical Implications</h3><div>To consider how student-led clinics may become part of health service provision since patient ratings of students and general health practitioners is comparable.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":49714,"journal":{"name":"Patient Education and Counseling","volume":"145 ","pages":"Article 109468"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2026-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145927931","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nur Hikmah Fitriyah , Jeanette Yuen , Zi Yang Chua , Joanne Ngeow , Davide Benvenuti
{"title":"Investigating narrative styles in animated patient stories to increase public awareness and genetic literacy in a multiethnic Asian population","authors":"Nur Hikmah Fitriyah , Jeanette Yuen , Zi Yang Chua , Joanne Ngeow , Davide Benvenuti","doi":"10.1016/j.pec.2026.109480","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.pec.2026.109480","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objective</h3><div>Animation is a tool used in medical and patient education, but little is known on the use of animated storytelling for patient education, particularly in the Asian context. This study assesses the acceptability of animated patient stories to garner interest and raise genetic literacy in a culturally diverse population like Singapore. Additionally, the study investigates key design considerations for producing informative and engaging animations for patient education.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>Two animations featuring cancer predisposition syndromes with different narrative styles were produced: Animation A uses a straightforward structure, while Animation B adopts a dramatized, non-linear approach. A within-subject pre-post-test survey was administered to 260 participants, consisting of patients and the general public. The survey assessed the participants’ acceptability of animation, as well as knowledge and interest in genetics before and after watching both animated patient stories using a five-point Likert scale. Additionally, the animations were compared in terms of how informative, simple, engaging, appealing and well-paced using a seven-point Likert scale. Qualitative data was also collected and analysed inductively to understand participant’s preferred animation.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>2-tailed Wilcoxon signed-rank test showed that participants’ understanding and interest in genetics significantly increased after watching the animation (V=545, <em>p</em> < .001; V=2125, <em>p</em> < .001 respectively). 61.15 % of participants preferred the dramatised animation, and it was rated significantly more informative and engaging than the straightforward animation (V=1095.5, <em>p</em> = .001; V=2103, <em>p</em> = .025 respectively). Qualitative analysis revealed that visual storytelling elements supported emotional resonance and comprehension of genetics.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>Animated patient stories, with a dramatised narrative style, is an acceptable tool in enhancing genetic literacy in a multiethnic Asian context.</div></div><div><h3>Practice Implications</h3><div>Story-driven animated patient education, co-designed by clinicians and artists, can bridge literacy gaps and increase emotional resonance to enhance information retention and engagement.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":49714,"journal":{"name":"Patient Education and Counseling","volume":"145 ","pages":"Article 109480"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2026-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146019235","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Patient and clinician engagement with generative artificial intelligence (GenAI): A scoping review of implications for patient-centered communication","authors":"Jessica Hahne, Brian D. Carpenter","doi":"10.1016/j.pec.2026.109492","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.pec.2026.109492","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objective</h3><div>To examine the influence of the emerging use of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) within electronic health records and among the public on the patient-centeredness of communication in healthcare.</div></div><div><h3>Method</h3><div>In this scoping review, we conducted a systematic search for peer-reviewed studies in PubMed and PsycInfo that empirically examined GenAI involvement in clinical communication. We then mapped study findings onto a well-established framework for patient-centered communication.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Our search yielded 67 studies for analysis. Results suggest that integration of GenAI into healthcare communication has the potential to increase clinician efficiency in interacting with patients, to expand channels for patients to obtain information about their healthcare, and to enhance empathy in clinical communication. However, findings also indicate variability in the quality of information produced by GenAI, the potential for GenAI to recast the clinician as a technical supervisor rather than a humanistic care provider, and several issues of equity and privacy raised by engagement with GenAI.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>As GenAI becomes more prevalent in healthcare, rigorous examination of GenAI is needed to ensure that its development and implementation aids rather than hinders patient-centered communication. We conclude with an agenda for further research on GenAI grounded in the PCC framework underlying our review.</div></div><div><h3>Practice Implications</h3><div>Findings from this review highlight the current potential benefits and limitations of GenAI as a third party to clinical communication. Continued efforts toward developing and applying GenAI for effective healthcare communication should focus on protecting patients from potential drawbacks and maximizing nascent benefits for patient-centered communication.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":49714,"journal":{"name":"Patient Education and Counseling","volume":"145 ","pages":"Article 109492"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2026-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146023450","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Thom Nevill , A. Marie Blackmore , Jessica Keeley , Zhenmei Yeap , Olivia Lindly , Alice Schippers , Rachel Collins , Katherine Langdon , Jaquie Mills , Aasta Abbott , Jenny Downs , Rachel Skoss
{"title":"Healthcare SAVVI: Exploring health literacy and parents' experiences in supporting the health of children with intellectual disability","authors":"Thom Nevill , A. Marie Blackmore , Jessica Keeley , Zhenmei Yeap , Olivia Lindly , Alice Schippers , Rachel Collins , Katherine Langdon , Jaquie Mills , Aasta Abbott , Jenny Downs , Rachel Skoss","doi":"10.1016/j.pec.2026.109481","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.pec.2026.109481","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Aim</h3><div>Research on the health literacy of parents with children with intellectual disability is limited. Understanding parents’ healthcare skills and needs is essential for improving children’s health and developing effective support. In this study we aimed to (1) explore the health literacy skills of parents that enabled them to support the health needs of their child with intellectual disability and the factors influencing these skills, and (2) identify opportunities to support parent health literacy.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>A qualitative study was carried out using interviews with 24 parents of children and young people with intellectual disability. A directed content analysis was completed, guided by the nine domains included in the Health Literacy Questionnaire.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Participants demonstrated strong health literacy skills; however, there was diversity in their strengths and needs across different domains of health literacy. Navigating healthcare systems was the key area where participants faced challenges and required further support. Participants described factors including educational levels, professional expertise, experiences over time, and relationships with healthcare professionals which influenced their health literacy. Opportunities to improve health literacy were identified, addressing parents, healthcare professionals, and healthcare and disability services.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>Developing and maintaining health literacy is critical to parents supporting the health of children with intellectual disability. These results provide insight into how health literacy interventions can be designed to support parent health literacy.</div></div><div><h3>Practice implications</h3><div>The study provides participants’ recommendations for how healthcare professionals can support parent health literacy. These recommendations relate to the health literacy responsiveness of the professional and service.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":49714,"journal":{"name":"Patient Education and Counseling","volume":"145 ","pages":"Article 109481"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2026-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146023582","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Florian Naye , Maxime Sasseville , Karine Toupin-April , France Légaré , Chloé Cachinho , Thomas Gérard , Alison M. Hoens , Yannick Tousignant-Laflamme , Simon Décary
{"title":"Validation and cross-cultural measurement invariance of the English and French versions of the Decision Regret Scale among people living with chronic noncancer pain: A secondary analysis of the DECIDE-PAIN pan-Canadian survey","authors":"Florian Naye , Maxime Sasseville , Karine Toupin-April , France Légaré , Chloé Cachinho , Thomas Gérard , Alison M. Hoens , Yannick Tousignant-Laflamme , Simon Décary","doi":"10.1016/j.pec.2026.109485","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.pec.2026.109485","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objectives</h3><div>Decision regret is a key outcome in health decision-making studies. However, little is known about its psychometrics in chronic noncancer pain populations. We sought to assess the measurement properties of the English and French versions of the Decision Regret Scale (DRS).</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>Following COnsensus-based Standards for the selection of health status Measurement INstruments guidelines, we conducted a secondary analysis of a pan-Canadian cross-sectional online survey among adults living with chronic noncancer pain. In the primary study, participants completed the DRS related to the most difficult decision they faced to manage their condition. We assessed score distribution, structural validity, internal consistency, and measurement invariance across age, sex, education, health literacy, and language groups. Analyses were performed separately for English-version (n = 1103) and French-version (n = 270) samples.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>In the English sample, the mean age was 51.3 years (SD=16.4), 52.1 % identified as women, and 50 % had a university education. In the French sample, the mean age was 51.5 years (SD=16.2), 39.6 % identified as women, and 44.4 % had a university education. Both language versions showed floor effects at the item and total score levels. Confirmatory factorial analysis indicated good model fit (CFI > 0.99, RMSEA ∼ 0.06, SRMR < 0.02). Internal consistency was acceptable (α = 0.86, ω = 0.78). Measurement invariance was supported across language and health literacy groups at configural, metric, scalar, and strict level (CFI > 0.99, ΔCFI < 0.01, ΔRMSEA < 0.015, ΔSRMR < 0.01). However, only partial invariance was found across sex and age.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>The English and French versions of the DRS demonstrated adequate structural validity and internal consistency, with evidence supporting cross-cultural measurement invariance.</div></div><div><h3>Practice Implications</h3><div>The DRS may be used for cross-sectional assessment of decision regret across language groups; however, comparisons across age or sex subgroups should be interpreted with caution due to limited measurement invariance.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":49714,"journal":{"name":"Patient Education and Counseling","volume":"145 ","pages":"Article 109485"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2026-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145978922","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Peter Pype , Kristien Coteur , Claudia Kiessling , Maria Magdalena Bujnowska-Fedak , Yvonne Finn , Zoi Tsimtsiou , Wiebke Frerichs
{"title":"From consensus to action: Innovative assessment strategies for interprofessional communication in health professions education","authors":"Peter Pype , Kristien Coteur , Claudia Kiessling , Maria Magdalena Bujnowska-Fedak , Yvonne Finn , Zoi Tsimtsiou , Wiebke Frerichs","doi":"10.1016/j.pec.2026.109495","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.pec.2026.109495","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":49714,"journal":{"name":"Patient Education and Counseling","volume":"145 ","pages":"Article 109495"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2026-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146173725","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}