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Jack Fabian, MD
Pensacola, Fla

JAMA. 1992;268(22):3200.

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To the Editor.

—Being on the other side of the library door and in a busy office and hospital practice faced with anxious, ill, and well patients, I must add a note of caution to the concluding sentence of Ms Lindner's¹ article in JAMA, which states, "Patients will be more satisfied with their care as they become more knowledgeable and participate in the decision-making process."

This is certainly a popular philosophy as we veer away from the "paternalistic" role model of physician-assisted health care. I believe that this sentence should have the word "some" in front of it. Many patients are not physically, intellectually, psychologically, or emotionally equipped to deal with a trip to the library. Such a trip may create a whole new subset of problems for the patient and those attempting to provide good health care. If this sort of activity is to be done and encouraged, . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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