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Making decisions about treatment (regrets or no regrets?)

November 9, 2017

An interesting short article in NEJM here . Particularly relevant as we work on the development of a Patient Decision Aid for CUP.

The concluding paragraph gives a flavor:

“Regret is typically viewed as a negative emotion. It is notable that existing patient regret scales have largely failed to assess for a positive impact of regret. However, awareness of regret can be positive or functional, a potent force in modifying behavior and enhancing decision making. As physicians, we can help our patients make better decisions by understanding the power of regret in all its forms'”



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