The role of counselling and communication skills: How can they enhance a patient's 'first day' experience?

Journal of Radiotherapy in Practice

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 157-164

  Martin, Kira Lee ^a   Hodgson, D ^b  

^a ROYAL MARSDEN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Communication skills; Counselling; Patients; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; AGGRESSION; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; COMMUNICATION SKILL; COPING BEHAVIOR; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EMOTIONAL STRESS; HEALTH CARE NEED; HUMAN; MEDICAL ETHICS; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT EDUCATION; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; SELF CONCEPT; STRESS;

EID: 33749243790     PISSN: 14603969     EISSN: 14671131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1460396906000215     Document Type: Article

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