Interacting with cancer patients: the significance of physicians' communication behavior

NK Arora - Social science & medicine, 2003 - Elsevier
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 …

Lay understanding of terms used in cancer consultations

K Chapman, C Abraham, V Jenkins… - … ‐Oncology: Journal of …, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
The study assessed lay understanding of terms used by doctors during cancer consultations.
Terms and phrases were selected from 50‐videotaped consultations and included in a …

Patient proactivity enhancing doctor–patient–family communication in cancer prevention and care among the aged

E Kahana, B Kahana - Patient Education and Counseling, 2003 - Elsevier
This paper presents a comprehensive conceptual model of health care communication
involving three key health care partners: patients, physicians, and significant family …

Adjuvant chemotherapy for breast cancer: how presentation of recurrence risk influences decision-making

C Chao, JL Studts, T Abell, T Hadley… - Journal of Clinical …, 2003 - ascopubs.org
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of four methods of
communicating survival benefits on chemotherapy decisions. We hypothesized that the four …

Comparison of breast and rectal cancer patients' quality of life: results of a four year prospective field study

J Engel, J Kerr… - European journal of …, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
This paper compares quality of life in breast and rectal cancer patients. The Munich Cancer
Registry records clinical details of all cancer patients in the region. Over a 2‐year period …

Women's preferences and consultants' communication of risk in consultations about familial breast cancer: impact on patient outcomes

EA Lobb, PN Butow, B Meiser, A Barratt… - Journal of Medical …, 2003 - jmg.bmj.com
The risk information to be conveyed as part of expert coun-selling of women at increased
risk for breast cancer potentially impacts on decision making about screening, prophylactic …

Cancer patients' preferences for written prognostic information provided outside the clinical context

HM Davey, PN Butow, BK Armstrong - British Journal of Cancer, 2003 - nature.com
Cancer patients' preferences for written prognostic information independent of the clinical
context have not previously been investigated. This study aimed to assist a state cancer …

Improving the quality of decision making in breast cancer: consultation planning template and consultation recording template.

KR Sepucha, JK Belkora, C Aviv… - Oncology nursing …, 2003 - search.ebscohost.com
Abstract Purpose/Objectives: To describe two templates that can be used to improve the
quality of breast cancer treatment decisions. Data Sources: Case study, survey of current …

[PDF][PDF] Patient proactivity enhancing doctor–patient–family communication

E Kahana, B Kahana - Patient Education and Counseling, 2003 - academia.edu
This paper presents a comprehensive conceptual model of health care communication
involving three key health care partners: patients, physicians, and significant family …

[图书][B] Ovarian cancer patients' perception of receiving bad news

KK Stilos - 2003 - search.proquest.com
Abstract “Since, patients are typically more highly impacted by the bad news than
physicians, a focus on patient's perceptions is warranted”(Ptacek & Ptacek, 2001, p. 4160) …