Expectation management.
As physicians transform observed frequencies from studies into predicted probabilities for a given patient, we generally fail to consider that the predictions we utter about a given therapeutic intervention are themselves part of the intervention.
Jean-Paul
JP
Chretien
D030881:Disclosure; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D015990:Placebo Effect; D011336:Probability; D016896:Treatment Outcome