Background Conversation and discourse analytic research has yielded important evidence
about skills needed for effective, sensitive communication with patients about illness …

Introduction Timely communication about life expectancy and end-of-life care is crucial for
ensuring good patient quality-of-life at the end of life and a good quality of death. This article …

A research project examining the support needs of families caring for a relative in palliative
care was conducted in New South Wales in 1997. Data were collected from 19 families and …

Objective: To assess the needs of patients with cancer for information about their condition.
Design: Cross sectional survey of patients' views by means of semistructured interview with …

The amount of information received by terminal cancer patients about their illness varies
across different countries. Many Chinese families object to telling the truth to the patient and …

Advanced cancer patients commonly have misunderstandings about the intentions of
treatment and their overall prognosis. Several studies have shown that large numbers of …

Despite evidence that doctor–patient communication affects important patient outcomes,
patient expectations are often not met. Communication is especially important in terminal …

Introduction Ensuring that patients receive care that is consistent with their goals and values
is a critical component of high-quality care. This article describes the protocol for a cluster …

Doctors have long feared that disclosure of a cancer diagnosis may harm the patient.
However, the vast majority of cancer patients in more developed countries prefer to have as …

As part of a multi-centred UK study evaluating multidisciplinary team communication, the
information needs, decision making preferences and information experiences of 394 cancer …