| CODING DIMENSIONS | DEFINITION |
| Communicators/participants | The patient and his physician(s) |
| Communication Behaviors | |
| Information giving | The unidirectional transmission of information from the patient to his physician(s) or vice versa, as demonstrated by the use of statements and presentation of facts. |
| Information seeking | The action of redirecting the communication content/topic by using a question or a statement |
| Information clarifying/verifying | The action of making information less confused and uncertain but more comprehensible by negotiating, confirming between multiple possibilities, and obtaining additional information. |
| Communication Contents |
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| Patient’s health history | Includes patient’s diagnosis, LPCa-related symptoms and comorbid conditions |
| Treatment options | Includes surgery (e.g., radical prostatectomy, robotic surgery), radiotherapy (e.g., internal versus external), watchful waiting or active surveillance, and hormonal therapy. |
| Treatment Impact | Includes treatment related complications (e.g., bleeding), impact on the patient’s QOL, treatment-related side-effects (i.e., urinary, sexual, bowel, and hormonal dysfunction), and strategies for managing side-effects. |
| Survival/mortality | The 5- and/or 10-year survival statistics and/or the number of deaths related to LPCa and/or treatment for it. |
| Treatment preference | The value(s) that the patient attaches to any aspects of the treatment options |