… a family member receiving hospice care reported communication difficulties; only 10% of
these individuals reported open communication at the end of life. Unfortunately, neither study …

… Difficulties in the ease of couples communicating cancer-related concerns are evident in
the literature, and are associated with levels of emotional security, distress, and relationship …

… close cooperation with nurses and medical social workers is important in providing emotional
support for patients and families. To facilitate end-of-life … as strengthen communication skill …

… on key domains of advanced cancer care: communication with the health care team, … -making
model and was structured around four topics: communication with providers, symptom …

… end-of-life care in the management of patients with lung cancer and to address the need for
good communication … is to help the reader develop communication skills to aid in patient- …

… Ideal informants about communication strategies and changes would be those … end of life
approached. We began gathering data relevant to questions about end-of-life communication …

… with patients, it is important to address communication issues early. This … of communication
with patients with cancer and their families. Senior nursing students who had cared for cancer …

… patient-centered communication in advanced cancer but requires … the end of life. The current
productivity-oriented practice environment also presents barriers to effective communication…

… and as abstract cognitive thinking matures, communication patterns as well as parent–…
communication or lack of communication affects distress for adolescents dying of cancer. …

… Our data describe cancer physicians as believing that they are communicating to their
terminally ill patients at least the terminal nature of their patients’ disease, even if the group as a …