Differences in individual approaches: Communication in the familial breast cancer consultation and the effect on patient outcomes

Journal of Genetic Counseling

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 43-53

  Lobb, Elizabeth A ^a,c   Butow, Phyllis ^a   Barratt, Alexandra ^d   Meiser, Bettina ^b,e   Tucker, Katherine ^b,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Differences in genetic counseling; Familial breast cancer; Patient outcomes

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER RISK; CANCER SURGERY; CLINICAL GENETICS; CONSULTATION; DEPRESSION; EMOTION; FAMILIAL CANCER; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASTECTOMY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SATISFACTION; SELF REPORT; SKILL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; BREAST NEOPLASMS; COMMUNICATION; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; HUMANS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 17444402081     PISSN: 10597700     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10897-005-1499-2     Document Type: Article

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