Patients' perception of communication with clinicians during screening and discussion of cancer supportive care needs

Patient Education and Counseling

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 2011, Pages

  Jones, Rebecca ^a   Regan, Melanie ^a,b   Ristevski, Eli ^a   Breen, Sibilah ^b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b LATROBE REGIONAL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cancer; Communication; Patients; Qualitative methods; Supportive care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER SCREENING; CANCER THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT EDUCATION; PERCEPTION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL SUPPORT; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADULT; AGED; AUSTRALIA; COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NEOPLASMS; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERCEPTION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 81555203549     PISSN: 07383991     EISSN: 18735134     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2010.12.006     Document Type: Article

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