Communication with patients during the prenatal testing procedure: An explorative qualitative study

Patient Education and Counseling

Volumn 63, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 161-168

  van Zwieten, Myra ^a   Willems, Dick ^a   Knegt, Lia ^a   Leschot, Nico ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Genetic counseling; Prenatal diagnosis; Qualitative research; Shared decision making

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC DISORDER; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SECONDARY ANALYSIS; TRISOMY 21;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHROMOSOME DISORDERS; COMMUNICATION; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; DECISION MAKING; DISCLOSURE; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETIC TESTING; GOALS; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; MATERNAL AGE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; NEGOTIATING; PARENTS; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33748458869     PISSN: 07383991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2005.09.013     Document Type: Article

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