Objective To ensure the well-being of their patients, health care providers (HCPs) are putting
more effort into the quality of the communication they provide in oncology clinics. With the …

Purpose Information needs in cancer patients are high but often not fulfilled. This study
aimed to examine the level of perceived information, information satisfaction, and unmet …

Important questions are still open about psychological aspects in esophageal cancer (EC)
and about the related psychological support. How to cope with the cancer diagnosis and …

Background. Research suggests that desired family involvement (FI) in medical decision
making may depend on cultural values. Unfortunately, the field lacks cross-cultural studies …

Objective Cognitive impairment poses communication challenges in primary care. Although
family “companions” commonly attend primary care visits of older adults with cognitive …

Objectives This study aimed to investigate challenges, competencies, and support in breast
and gynecological cancer patients when dealing with information needs and how health …

Companions to medical visits have been alternatively viewed as members who “support” or
“inhibit” and “interfere” with the doctor-patient interaction. One way of looking at the …

Objective To critically examine properties of clinician–patient communication measures and
offer suggestions for selecting measures appropriate to the purposes of research or clinical …

Background This study aimed to explore the information‐seeking behavior (ISB) of
melanoma patients (MPs) and MP subgroups, in order to provide data for needs‐based …

Objective Few studies have examined the triadic communication between patients, spouse
caregivers, and nurses in the home hospice setting. Thus, little is known about the types of …