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 …

The aim of this review paper is to critique the empirical literature pertaining to the
communication needs and goals of cancer patients, and to provide direction for research in …

Background Clinical video telehealth (CVT) offers the opportunity to improve access to
healthcare providers in medically underserved areas. However, because CVT encounters …

Fundamentals of Nursing provides you with all of the fundamental nursing concepts and
skills you will need as a beginning nurse in a visually appealing, easy-to-use format. We …

It is generally well known that speech perception is often improved with integrated
audiovisual input whether in quiet or in noise. In many health-care environments, however …

Purpose The inclusion of patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) in the routine clinical
care of chronically ill patients has the potential to add valuable information about the impact …

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to describe patients' and relatives' complaints to the
local Patients' Advisory Committee about their encounters and communication in health …

In this paper, the authors engage in a critical analysis of the existing empirical literature
which addresses the impact of ineffective communication between cancer patients and …

Background: Communication with patients and families is an essential component of high-
quality care in serious illness. Small-group skills training can result in new communication …

UITTERHOEVE RJ, BENSING JM, GROL RP, DEMULDER PHM (deceased) & VAN
ACHTERBERG T.(2010) European Journal of Cancer Care The effect of communication …