Telling bad news to the elderly cancer patients: The role of family caregivers in the choice of non-disclosure - The Gruppo Italiano di Oncologia Geriatrica (GIOGer) Study

Journal of Geriatric Oncology

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 73-80

  Locatelli, Carola ^a   Piselli, Pierluca ^b   Cicerchia, Marcella ^a   Raffaele, Mimma ^a   Abbatecola, Angela Marie ^a   Repetto, Lazzaro ^a  

^a INRCA   (Italy)

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

Author keywords

Geriatric oncology; Patient physician communication

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CAREGIVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FAMILY DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT INFORMATION; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REASSURANCE;

EID: 77957905455     PISSN: 18794068     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jgo.2010.07.002     Document Type: Article

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