What do our patients think they know about atrial fibrillation? … Is that asking the right question?

Communicating with our patients for shared decision making

“…In an editorial, Bhave6 suggests we ask three questions when we care for patients with a chronic condition, such as AF:First—do patients’ self-assessment of their understanding of their disease bear any correlation to their actual comprehension of the disease process and its management?Second—what strategies can we employ to improve our patients’ understanding of their disease?Third—will better patient understanding of their disease lead to an improvement in the healthcare that they receive? …”