Factors that influence cancer patients' and relatives' anxiety following a three-person medical consultation: Impact of a communication skills training program for physicians

Psycho-Oncology

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 488-496

  Lienard, Aurore ^a,b   Merckaert, Isabelle ^a,b   Libert, Yves ^b   Delvaux, Nicole ^a,c   Marchal, Serge ^d   Boniver, Jacques ^e   Etienne, Anne Marie ^f   Klastersky, Jean ^b   Reynaert, Christine ^g   Scalliet, Pierre ^h   Slachmuylder, Jean Louis ^d   Razavi, Darius ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

^b JULES BORDET INSTITUTE   (Belgium)

^c ERASME HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^d CAM Training and Research Group   (Belgium)

^e UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^f UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^g UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^h CLINIQUES UNIVERSITAIRES SAINT LUC   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Cancer; Communicational skills training; Family; Oncology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; COMMUNICATION SKILL; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICIAN; RELATIVE; SELF REPORT; STATE TRAIT ANXIETY INVENTORY; TRAINING;

EID: 44949098627     PISSN: 10579249     EISSN: 10991611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pon.1262     Document Type: Article

References (39)

1. Stark DP, House A. Anxiety in cancer patients. Br J Cancer 2000; 83(10):1261-1267.
2. Wideheim AK, Edvardsson T, Pahlson A et al. A family's perspective on living with a highly malignant brain tumor. Cancer Nurs 2002; 25(3):236-244.
3. Pitceathly C, Maguire P. The psychological impact of cancer on patients' partners and other key relatives: a review. Eur J Cancer 2003; 39(11):1517-1524.
4. Carnwath TC, Johnson DA. Psychiatric morbidity among spouses of patients with stroke. Br Med J (Clin Res Ed) 1987;294(6569):409-411.
5. Evans BJ, Kiellerup FD, Stanley RO et al. A communication skills programme for increasing patients' satisfaction with general practice consultations. Br J Med Psychol 1987;60(Pt 4):373-378.
6. Kurtz ME, Kurtz JC, Given CW et al. Relationship of caregiver reactions and depression to cancer patients' symptoms, functional states and depression - a longitudinal view. Soc Sci Med 1995; 40(6):837-846.
7. Northouse L. Helping families of patients with cancer. Oncol Nurs Forum 2005;32(4):743-750.
8. House A, Stark D. Anxiety in medical patients. Br Med J 2002; 325(7357):207-209.
9. Hodges LJ, Humphris GM, Macfarlane G. A meta-analytic investigation of the relationship between the psychological distress of cancer patients and their carers. Soc Sci Med 2005;60(1):1-12.
10. Maly RC, Umezawa Y, Leake B et al. Mental health outcomes in older women with breast cancer: impact of perceived family support and adjustment. Psycho-Oncology 2005;14(7):535-545.
11. Valdimarsdottir U, Helgason AR, Furst CJ et al. The unrecognised cost of cancer patients' unrelieved symptoms: a nationwide follow-up of their surviving partners. Br J Cancer 2002; 86(10):1540-1545.
12. Fogarty LA, Curbow BA, Wingard JR et al. Can 40 seconds of compassion reduce patient anxiety? J Clin Oncol 1999; 17(1):371-379.
13. Beisecker AE, Moore WP. Oncologists' perceptions of the effects of cancer patients' companions on physician-patient interactions. J Psychosocial Oncol 1994;12 (1/2):23-39.
14. Rees CE, Bath PA. The information needs and source preferences of women with breast cancer and their family members: a review of the literature published between 1988 and 1998. J Adv Nurs 2000; 31(4):833-841.
15. Iconomou G, Vagenakis AG, Kalofonos HP. The informational needs, satisfaction with communication, and psychological status of primary caregivers of cancer patients receiving chemotherapy. Support Care Cancer 2001;9(8):591-596.
16. Andreassen S, Randers I, Naslund E et al. Family members' experiences, information needs and information seeking in relation to living with a patient with oesophageal cancer. Eur J Cancer Care (Engl) 2005; 14(5):426-434.
17. Schilling LM, Scatena L, Steiner JF et al. The third person in the room: frequency, role, and influence of companions during primary care medical encounters. J Fam Pract 2002;51(8):685-690.
18. Delvaux N, Merckaert I, Marchal S et al. Physicians' communication with a cancer patient and a relative: a randomized study assessing the efficacy of consolidation workshops. Cancer 2005; 103(11):2397-2411.
19. Merckaert I, Libert Y, Delvaux N et al. Factors influencing physicians' detection of cancer patients' and relatives' distress: can a communication skills training program improve physicians' detection? Psycho-Oncology 2007. DOI: 10.1002/pon.1233.
20. Lobb EA, Butow PN, Barratt A et al. Communication and information-giving in high-risk breast cancer consultations: influence on patient outcomes. Br J Cancer 2004;90(2):321-327.
21. Schofield PE, Butow PN, Thompson JF et al. Psychological responses of patients receiving a diagnosis of cancer. Ann Oncol 2003; 14(1):48-56.
22. Leydon GM, Boulton M, Moynihan C et al. Cancer patients' information needs and information seeking behaviour: in depth interview study. Br Med J 2000;320(7239):909-913.
23. Gattellari M, Voigt KJ, Butow PN et al. When the treatment goal is not cure: are cancer patients equipped to make informed decisions? J Clin Oncol 2002;20(2):503-513.
24. Meechan GT, Collins JP, Moss-Morris RE et al. Who is not reassured following benign diagnosis of breast symptoms? Psycho-Oncology 2005;14(3):239-246.
25. Lienard A, Merckaert I, Libert Y et al. Factors that influence cancer patients' anxiety following a medical consultation: impact of a communication skills training programme for physicians. Ann Oncol 2006;17(9): 1450-1458.
26. Maguire GP. Psychological interventions to reduce affective disorders in cancer patients - research priorities. Psycho-Oncology 1995; 4:113-119.
27. Fallowfield L. Quality of life: a new perspective for cancer patients. Nat Rev Cancer 2002;2(11):873-879.
28. Jenkins V, Fallowfield L. Can communication skills training alter physicians' beliefs and behavior in clinics? J Clin Oncol 2002; 20(3):765-769.
29. Razavi D, Merckaert I, Marchal S et al. How to optimize physicians' communication skills in cancer care: results of a randomized study assessing the usefulness of posttraining consolidation workshops. J Clin Oncol 2003;21(16):3141-3149.
30. Booth C, Maguire P. Development of a rating system to assess interaction between cancer patients and health professionals. Report to Cancer Research Campaign, 37, London, 1991.
31. Merckaert I, Libert Y, Delvaux N et al. Factors that influence physicians' detection of distress in patients with cancer: can a communication skills training program improve physicians' detection? Cancer 2005;104(2):411-421.
32. Delvaux N, Razavi D, Marchal S et al. Effects of a 105 hours psychological training program on attitudes, communication skills and occupational stress in oncology: a randomised study. Br J Cancer 2004;90(1): 106-114.
33. Zigmond AS, Snaith RP. The hospital anxiety and depression scale. Acta Psychiatr Scand 1983;67(6): 361-370.
34. Razavi D, Delvaux N, Farvacques C et al. Screening for adjustment disorders and major depressive disorders in cancer in-patients. Br J Psychiatry 1990;156:79-83.
35. Spielberger CD, Gorsuch RL, Lushene R et al. Manual for the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (Form Y). P.A.C.P. Press: Palo Alto, 1983.
36. Bruchon-Schweitzer M, Manuel PI. Inventaire d'anxiété Etat-Trait Forme Y (STAY-Y). E.C.P.A.: Paris, 1993.
37. Leighl N, Gattellari M, Butow P et al. Discussing adjuvant cancer therapy. J Clin Oncol 2001;19(6): 1768-1778.
38. Stark D, Kiely M, Smith A et al. Reassurance and the anxious cancer patient. Br J Cancer 2004;91(5):893-899.
39. Hagerty RG, Butow PN, Ellis PM et al. Communicating with realism and hope: incurable cancer patients' views on the disclosure of prognosis. J Clin Oncol 2005;23(6): 1278-1288.