Palliative or curative treatment intent affects communication in radiation therapy consultations

Psycho-Oncology

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 713-725

  Timmermans, Liesbeth M ^a   Van Der Maazen, Richard W M ^a   Leer, Jan Willem J ^a   Kraaimaat, Floris W ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cancer; Doctor patient communication; Oncology; Palliative radiotherapy; Palliative treatment; Patient participation; RIAS; Treatment intent

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOMEDICINE; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIATION ONCOLOGIST; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

AGED; ATTITUDE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENTION; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PALLIATIVE CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RADIOTHERAPY;

EID: 33747391976     PISSN: 10579249     EISSN: 10991611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pon.1008     Document Type: Article

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