Exploration of communicative patterns of consultations in palliative cancer care

European Journal of Oncology Nursing

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 44-52

  Öhlén, Joakim ^a,b   Elofsson, Linnéa Carling ^c   Hydén, Lars Christer ^d   Friberg, Febe ^e,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b Care Sciences and Society   (Sweden)

^c SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BORÅS   (Sweden)

^f UNIVERSITY OF STAVANGER   (Norway)

Author keywords

Consultation; Conversational frames; Gastrointestinal neoplasms; Information disclosure; Palliative care; Patient provider Communication; Videotape recording

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COOPERATION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL DOMINANCE; SWEDEN; VIDEORECORDING;

AGED; COMMUNICATION; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SOCIAL DOMINANCE; SWEDEN; VIDEOTAPE RECORDING;

EID: 39149094281     PISSN: 14623889     EISSN: 15322122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejon.2007.07.005     Document Type: Article

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