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Professor Dunn has conducted pioneering studies (in collaboration with Professors Martin Tattersall, Alan Coates and Phyllis Butow) on doctor-patient communication, especially in cancer patients and their families. He also studies the psychology of medical illness. Studies have included testing strategies to improve patient recall of information received during consultations, e.g. providing prompt sheets to patients and having the doctor address the questions on the sheets at the start of the consultation, doubled the rates of patient recall and shortened the consultation time. Professor Dunn's past research also has explored psychological interventions to improve survival and quality of life in melanoma patients and the role of psychosocial variables in the diagnosis and outcome of breast cancer. Additionally, the team has evaluated communication strategies to help promote realistic optimism in cancer patients.
His work has had a strong impact on clinical practice, contributing to the body of evidence enabling medical professionals to better meet the psychological needs of cancer patients and their families. E.g. one study showed tape-recorded consultations with oncologists help facilitate family discussion, particularly with a spouse/partner reluctant to discuss cancer and its impact on the family. Professor Dunn’s research on the factors that contribute to patient distress helped drive a major change in the tone of the doctor-patient therapeutic relationship, promoting the formation of strong human relationships while providing patients with the information needed to make decisions best suited to their circumstances.
More recent studies have explored stress and coping responses in doctors breaking bad news. He has collaborated in a randomised controlled trial of structured Intervention to facilitate end-of-life decisions in patients with advanced cancer, and conducted studies aimed at understanding and managing doctors’ delivery style when breaking bad news. The results of this research are used to help develop training programs for medical students, doctors and other health care professionals. Professor Dunn also supervises research projects relating to the process of medical student admissions and the use of simulation in medical education.
Professor Dunn has conducted pioneering studies (in collaboration with Professors Martin Tattersall, Alan Coates and Phyllis Butow) on doctor-patient communication, especially in cancer patients and their families. He also studies the psychology of medical illness. Studies have included testing strategies to improve patient recall of information received during consultations, e.g. providing prompt sheets to patients and having the doctor address the questions on the sheets at the start of the consultation, doubled the rates of patient recall and shortened the consultation time. Professor Dunn's past research also has explored psychological interventions to improve survival and quality of life in melanoma patients and the role of psychosocial variables in the diagnosis and outcome of breast cancer. Additionally, the team has evaluated communication strategies to help promote realistic optimism in cancer patients.
His work has had a strong impact on clinical practice, contributing to the body of evidence enabling medical professionals to better meet the psychological needs of cancer patients and their families. E.g. one study showed tape-recorded consultations with oncologists help facilitate family discussion, particularly with a spouse/partner reluctant to discuss cancer and its impact on the family. Professor Dunn’s research on the factors that contribute to patient distress helped drive a major change in the tone of the doctor-patient therapeutic relationship, promoting the formation of strong human relationships while providing patients with the information needed to make decisions best suited to their circumstances.
More recent studies have explored stress and coping responses in doctors breaking bad news. He has collaborated in a randomised controlled trial of structured Intervention to facilitate end-of-life decisions in patients with advanced cancer, and conducted studies aimed at understanding and managing doctors’ delivery style when breaking bad news. The results of this research are used to help develop training programs for medical students, doctors and other health care professionals. Professor Dunn also supervises research projects relating to the process of medical student admissions and the use of simulation in medical education.
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PloS oneno. 1 (2023): e0280937-e0280937
CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL OPHTHALMOLOGYno. 7 (2021): 704-713
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