Conducting family meetings in palliative care: Themes, techniques, and preliminary evaluation of a communication skills module

Palliative and Supportive Care

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 171-179

  Gueguen, Jennifer A ^a   Bylund, Carma L ^a   Brown, Richard F ^a   Levin, Tomer T ^a   Kissane, David W ^a  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication skills training; Family meeting; Oncology; Palliative care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL MODEL; FAMILY THERAPY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; IN SERVICE TRAINING; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; METHODOLOGY; ONCOLOGY NURSING; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMMUNICATION; FAMILY THERAPY; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; NEW YORK; ONCOLOGIC NURSING; PALLIATIVE CARE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SELF EFFICACY; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 68949180050     PISSN: 14789515     EISSN: 14789523     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1478951509000224     Document Type: Article

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