Avatar-mediated training in the delivery of bad news in a virtual world

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1415-1419

  Andrade, Allen D ^a,b   Bagri, Anita ^a,b   Zaw, Khin ^a,b   Roos, Bernard A ^a,b,c   Ruiz, Jorge G ^a,b,c  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Stein Gerontological Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EVALUATION; EXPERIENCE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; GESTURE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INFORMATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NORMAL HUMAN; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; SCORING SYSTEM; SKILL; VIRTUAL REALITY;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; TEACHING; TRUTH DISCLOSURE; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 78650363290     PISSN: 10966218     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2010.0108     Document Type: Article

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