Measuring discord in treament decision-making; progress toward development of a cancer communication and decision-making assessment tool

Psycho-Oncology

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 528-540

  Siminoff, Laura A ^a   Rose, Julia H ^a   Zhang, Amy ^a   Zyzanski, Stephen J ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Advanced cancer; Cancer; Decision making; Family discord; Lung cancer; Measurement; Oncology

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER GROWTH; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER STAGING; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; FAMILY ASSESSMENT; FAMILY ATTITUDE; FAMILY DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT DECISION MAKING; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; RELIABILITY; SALVAGE THERAPY; VALIDITY; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COOPERATION; COST OF ILLNESS; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SERVICE; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LUNG TUMOR; MIDDLE AGED; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAREGIVERS; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; COMMUNICATION; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; COST OF ILLNESS; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT ADVOCACY; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 33745775013     PISSN: 10579249     EISSN: 10991611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pon.989     Document Type: Article

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