Verbal Synchrony, Satisfaction and Decision-making in Face-to-face Consultations

Summary

Eligible participants will be: benign thyroid nodules patients, to be involved in a consultation with their endocrinologist and/or surgeon and/or radiologist, in order to discuss treatment options related to benign thyroid nodules.

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

Specifically, to be eligible for the inclusion in this study, each patient has to fulfill all these criteria:

* diagnosis of benign thyroid nodule;
* scheduled consultation with endocrinologist and/or surgeon and/or radiologist to discuss treatment options related to benign thyroid nodule;
* ≥18 years old at the time of recruitment;
* proper understanding of Italian language;
* fluent Italian speaker;
* able to comply to requested procedures to obtain audio-video recording.

Each professional has to fulfill these criteria:

* proper understanding of Italian language;
* fluent Italian speaker;
* able to comply to requested procedures to obtain audio-video recording.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients with diagnosed mental or neurological disorder that could impair the participation will be excluded from the study.

Conditions2

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