Communicating cancer diagnosis and prognosis: When the target is the elderly patient-a GIOGer study

European Journal of Cancer

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 374-383

  Repetto, Lazzaro ^a   Piselli, Pierluca ^b   Raffaele, Mimma ^a   Locatelli, Carola ^a  

^a INRCA   (Italy)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES L SPALLANZANI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cancer in the elderly; Communication; Diagnosis and prognosis disclosure; Elderly patient

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COLORECTAL CANCER; COMPETENCE; COPING BEHAVIOR; CULTURAL FACTOR; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EMOTION; FAMILY COPING; FAMILY DECISION MAKING; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SOCIAL ASPECT; TUMOR LOCALIZATION;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMMUNICATION; DECISION MAKING; DISCLOSURE; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEOPLASMS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; PROGNOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 59349098615     PISSN: 09598049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2008.08.020     Document Type: Article

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