Purpose To provide guidance to oncology clinicians on how to use effective communication
to optimize the patient-clinician relationship, patient and clinician well-being, and family well …

Lung cancer is a major worldwide health burden, with high disease-related morbidity and
mortality. Unlike other major cancers, there has been little improvement in lung cancer …

Background Many patients with lung cancer will develop symptoms related to their disease
process or the treatment they are receiving. These symptoms can be as debilitating as the …

Background There is no clear evidence that can guide decision makers regarding the
appropriate shift length in the hospitals in Malaysia. Further, there is no study that explored …

Purpose: The purpose was to develop an end-of-life care (EOLC) policy for patients who are
dying with an advanced life limiting illness and to develop practical procedural guidelines for …

Objectives: Compared to other cancers, lung cancer patients report the highest levels of
psychological distress and stigma. Few studies have examined the relationship between …

Background The shortage of nursing staff is a national and international issue. Inadequate
number of hospital nurse staff leads to poor health care services. Yet the effects of patient …

BACKGROUND: High‐quality lung cancer care includes physician‐patient communication
about the disease and treatment, patient needs/preferences, and care goals. In this study …

OBJETIVO: A avaliação da qualidade de vida em pacientes com câncer de pulmão tem se
tornado um dos principais objetivos em ensaios clínicos atuais. Para avaliar a qualidade de …

Guided by a stress process conceptual model, this study examines social and psychological
determinants of complicated grief symptoms focusing on family conflict, intrapsychic strains …