title: [The risk and its communication to patients for decision-making in healthcare].
abstract: Informing the patients before starting diagnostic and therapeutic procedures is advisable in order to establish a trusting and caring relationship. In this article, we analyze factors that determine the risk perception by the patients, as well as elements which facilitate a good information process by health professionals.
authors.affiliation: Gerencia de Atención Primaria de Cuenca, Cuenca, España.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Almendro-Padilla
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: García-Vicente
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vázquez-Costa
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Blanes-Pérez
mesh_terms: D003142:Communication; D003657:Decision Making; D003695:Delivery of Health Care; D006282:Health Personnel; D006801:Humans; D012306:Risk
keywords: Acceso a la información; Access to information; Communication; Comunicación; Decision making; Empathy; Empatía; Riesgo; Risk; Toma de decisiones