Clinician confidence about conversations at the end of life is strengthened using the four habits approach

Journal of Psychosocial Oncology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 81-95

  Runkle, Cecilia ^a   Wu, Elizabeth ^b   Wang, Edward C ^b   Gordon, Geoffrey H ^c   Frankel, Richard ^d  

^a Group Health Permanente   (United States)

^b Southern California Permanente Medical Group   (United States)

^c KAISER PERMANENTE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

End of life care; Physician education; Physician patient communication

Indexed keywords

ANGER; ARTICLE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; GRIEF; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SURVEY; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LEARNING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STAFF; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PHYSICIAN; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; SAFETY; TERMINAL CARE; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEHAVIOR; HABIT; HUMAN; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMMUNICATION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; HABITS; HUMANS; INTENTION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 65749211096     PISSN: 07347332     EISSN: 15407586     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07347330802118040     Document Type: Article

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