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Published on: August 11, 2023
Clinical and Psychosocial Impact of Communication about Oral Potentially Malignant Disorders: A Scoping Review
Lady P A Arboleda1,2, Thaís C E Pereira1, Joel B Epstein3,4
1Oral Diagnosis Department, Piracicaba Dental School, University of Campinas, Piracicaba 13414-903, SP, Brazil.
Abstract:
Delivering bad news has been widely studied in cancer, thus, this scoping review aims to identify the available evidence concerning the communication of oral potentially malignant disorders (OPMDs) and their clinical and psychosocial impacts. A search was performed using electronic databases (Medline/PubMed, Scopus, Embase, and Web of Science) and one grey literature database (Google Scholar). Studies focused on communicating the diagnosis of OPMDs and the patients' perceptions were included. Study selection and data extraction were performed by two authors in a two-phase process. Five publications were included in the qualitative analysis. Differences regarding the study design, population, OPMDs assessed, and outcomes of professional-patient communication were found in each study. Protocols for OPMD communication have not yet been reported and there is a need to standardize strategies as communication skills may provide better clinical outcomes for patients diagnosed with potentially malignant disorders. Although future studies are needed, a brief list recommending the aspects that must be communicated is proposed.
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