Focus on communication: Increasing the opportunity for successful staff-patient interactions

International Journal of Older People Nursing

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 13-24

  McGilton, Kathy ^a   Sorin Peters, Riva ^b   Sidani, Souraya ^c   Rochon, Elizabeth ^a   Boscart, Veronique ^a   Fox, Mary ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^c RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d York University   (Canada)

Author keywords

Communication impairments; Communication intervention studies; Interpersonal relations; Nurse patient communication; Nurse patient relationship; Patient centred care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; APHASIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; GERIATRIC NURSING; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MODEL; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING; PATIENT CARE; PILOT STUDY; STROKE;

ADULT; AGED, 80 AND OVER; APHASIA; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; GERIATRIC NURSING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, NURSING; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; PILOT PROJECTS; STROKE;

EID: 79951917699     PISSN: 17483735     EISSN: 17483743     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-3743.2010.00210.x     Document Type: Article

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