Exploring Patients’ Insight, Concerns, and Expectations at Dermatology Clinic: An Observational Study in 2 Centers in Scotland and Spain Martínez García, Eliseo Affleck, Andrew Rakvit, Pariyawan Arias Santiago, Salvador Antonio Buendía Eisman, Agustín Personalized medicine Patient-centerd Physician–patient communication Patient fears Patient expectations Psychodermatology Background: Effective doctor–patient communication is of great importance in order to optimize medical consultation outcomes. However, it can be difficult to address all patients’ concerns and expectations in clinic. Objective: To identify how much patients know about their medical condition, their fears and concerns, and their expectations, as well as evaluate the benefits of using a preconsultation questionnaire routinely. Methods: This study included consecutive patients attending dermatology outpatients from Dundee (Scotland) and Granada (Spain) who completed a simple preconsultation 3-part questionnaire. Answers to this questionnaire were discussed during clinic visits. Results: Two hundred patients participated in the study. Of all, 111 (55.5%) patients already knew their diagnosis or were able to describe their symptoms and/or feelings quite accurately at their visit to Dermatology. Most patients (85%) had fears regarding their dermatological problem. A majority of patients (97%) came to clinic with specific expectations, and many (41.5%) had multiple expectations. A high proportion of patients (74%) found the questionnaire useful. Conclusion: Patients attend clinic with different levels of knowledge, fears, and expectations. We recommend using a brief and easy to use preconsultation questionnaire as a cost-effective way of enhancing doctor–patient communication. 2021-02-16T12:02:39Z 2021-02-16T12:02:39Z 2020-03-13 info:eu-repo/semantics/article Martínez-García E, Affleck A, Rakvit P, Arias-Santiago S, Buendía-Eisman A. Exploring Patients’ Insight, Concerns, and Expectations at Dermatology Clinic: An Observational Study in 2 Centers in Scotland and Spain. Journal of Patient Experience. December 2020:1197-1202. [10.1177/2374373520912085] http://hdl.handle.net/10481/66612 10.1177/2374373520912085 eng http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/es/ info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Atribución-NoComercial 3.0 España Sage Publications