Japanese cancer patients' communication style preferences when receiving bad news

Psycho-Oncology

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 617-625

  Fujimori, Maiko ^a   Parker, Patricia A ^b   Akechi, Tatsuo ^a,c   Sakano, Yuji ^d   Baile, Walter F ^b   Uchitomi, Yosuke ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER CENTER HOSPITAL EAST   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^c NAGOYA CITY UNIV MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

^d HEALTH SCIENCES UNIVERSITY OF HOKKAIDO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bad news; Cancer patients' preferences; Communication; Patient physician relationship

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DEMOGRAPHY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION SCALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; JAPANESE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PATIENT INFORMATION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; COMMUNICATION; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; JAPAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 34547514094     PISSN: 10579249     EISSN: 10991611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pon.1102     Document Type: Article

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