Background Communication about the end of life is especially important in the family
context, as patients and their families are considered as the care unit in palliative care. Open …

This essay discusses problematic integration (PI) theory, a general perspective on the
nature of the dynamic relationship between communication and tensions among …

Objective To promote a more systematic approach to research on uncertainty in health care,
and to explore promising starting points and future directions for this research. Methods We …

Selama tiga puluh lima tahun (1970-2005) para pakar dan ilmuwan Komunikasi
Antarpribadi telah menciptakan Teori Komunikasi Antarpribadi, yang terbukti telah …

Communication scholars have been long interested in uncertainty and its connection to
communicative actions. Since the special issue of Journal of Communication on uncertainty …

This distinctive collection explores the use of narratives in the social construction of wellness
and illness. Narratives, Health, and Healing emphasizes what the process of narrating …

This study is framed in theories of illness uncertainty (Babrow, AS, 2007, Problematic
integration theory. In BB Whaley & W. Samter (Eds.), Explaining communication …

An increasing number of scholars across disciplines envision narrative as a new frontier for
advancing health-related theory, research and practice. Rhetoricians (eg, Fisher, 1984 …

The theory of motivated information management ([TMIM];) was proposed to explicate the
processes through which uncertainty motivates information management. Over the past 15 …

This study is framed in health disclosure decision-making model (DD-MM) and explores the
role of prognosis and symptom uncertainty in patterns of disclosure in a close relationship …