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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: Patient Educ Couns. 2021 Jun 11;105(3):599–605. doi: 10.1016/j.pec.2021.06.013

Table 4:

Assessments of Understanding by Clinician Type

Speaker Partial Close-ended Open-ended Total
Cliniciana
 Neonatology 33 42 21 96
 Neurology 92 17 31 140
 Palliative Care 23 4 1 28
 Other specialistsb 48 30 5 83
Unit Staff
 Bedside Nurse 0 1 0 1
 Case Manager 3 2 0 5
 Social Worker 9 8 2 19
 Speech Therapy 1 0 0 1
 Patient Advocate 0 1 0 1
a

Clinician type includes attending physicians, fellows, and APPs.

b

Other specialists include cardiology, endocrinology, genetics, ophthalmology, and pediatric intensive care.