Effects of communication skills training and a Question Prompt Sheet to improve communication with older cancer patients: A randomized controlled trial

Critical Reviews in Oncology/Hematology

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 145-159

  van Weert, Julia C M ^a   Jansen, Jesse ^b   Spreeuwenberg, Peter M M ^c   van Dulmen, Sandra ^c   Bensing, Jozien M ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^d UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Chemotherapy treatment; Communication skills training; Effects; Older cancer patients; Patient provider communication; Quality of communication; RCT; Recall of information; Video recordings

Indexed keywords

AGED; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; COMMUNICATION SKILL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MULTICENTER STUDY; NURSE; PATIENT EDUCATION; QUESTION PROMPT SHEET; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECALL; REVIEW; TRAINING; VIDEORECORDING;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMMUNICATION; EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 80053132583     PISSN: 10408428     EISSN: 18790461     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.critrevonc.2010.10.010     Document Type: Review

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