This paper presents a comprehensive conceptual model of health care communication
involving three key health care partners: patients, physicians, and significant family …

This paper presents a comprehensive conceptual model of health care communication
involving three key health care partners: patients, physicians, and significant family …

When a patient receives health care she/he interacts with a multitude of individuals who
collectively comprise the health care team. Although much of the current literature focuses …

Objective We examined the relationship between patient-centered communication and
cancer risk information avoidance and estimated the mediating role of self-efficacy in this …

Objective Older adults commonly involve family (broadly defined) in their care. We examined
communication behaviors of family companions during older adults' primary care visits …

Objective To identify predictors of participation of patients with advanced cancer in clinical
encounters with oncologists and to assess the impact of patient and caregiver participation …

A diagnosis of cancer typically results in patients experiencing uncertainty about and loss of
control over their situation, which in turn has a negative influence on their health outcomes …

When faced with a cancer diagnosis, patients often experience significant emotional distress
and feelings of uncertainty about their future. They have to process complex medical …

Cancer is frequently a disease of older individuals. Communication between physicians and
older patients about cancer prevention, screening, diagnosis, treatment and care is …

Having a usual source of health care has been consistently associated with greater use of
preventive services, decreased use of emergency services, and with patients' ratings of …