Concept analysis of perspective-taking: Meeting informal caregiver needs for communication competence and accurate perception

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 330-341

  Lobchuk, Michelle M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Empathic accuracy; Empathy theory; Informal caregivers; Literature review; Nursing; Patient experiences; Perspective taking

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AWARENESS; CAREGIVER; COGNITION; EMOTION; EMPATHY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; SELF CONCEPT;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AWARENESS; CAREGIVERS; COGNITION; COMMUNICATION; CUES; EMOTIONS; EMPATHY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 33646035807     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2006.03815.x     Document Type: Article

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