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Will patients stick to physical therapy? Questionnaire can help doctors predict
Date:9/30/2008

omes of those who receive standard pre-surgery care.

One area Skolasky plans to focus on is improving communication between patients and doctors. He says patients are sometimes resistant to bring up questions or to discuss problems or symptoms with doctors and instead are more comfortable responding to questions doctors give them. Increasing a patient's knowledge about his or her condition and the steps he or she can take to alleviate symptoms or improve recovery may greatly increase PAM scores, Skolasky notes.


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Contact: Eric Vohr
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410-955-8665
Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions
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