Patient satisfaction with healthcare provision services and the factors influencing it are be-
coming the main focus of many scientific studies. Assuring the quality of the provided …

Background This is the third update of a review that was originally published in the
Cochrane Library in 2002, Issue 2. People with cancer, their families and carers have a high …

Importance Communication about end-of-life care is a core clinical skill. Simulation-based
training improves skill acquisition, but effects on patient-reported outcomes are unknown …

Background Educational meetings are used widely by health personnel to provide
continuing medical education and to promote implementation of innovations or translate …

This book and its companion, Skills for Communicating with Patients, Second Edition,
provide a comprehensive approach to improving communication in medicine. Fully updated …

Purpose The aim of this study was to identify the effects of a communication skills training
(CST) program for oncologists, developed based on patient preferences regarding …

Objective Despite a call for empathy in medical settings, little is known about the effects of
the empathy of health care professionals on patient outcomes. This review investigates the …

Objective Group training in communication skills [communication skills training (CST)] has
become partly mandatory for oncology staff. However, so far, a comprehensive meta …

Background: Quality cancer care requires addressing patients' emotions, which oncologists
infrequently do. Multiday courses can teach oncologists skills to handle emotion; however …

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effect of communication skills training on doctors' and
nurses' self-efficacy, to explore how training courses influence the initial experience of self …