A new model for breaking bad news to people with intellectual disabilities

Palliative Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 5-12

  Tuffrey Wijne, Irene ^a  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

breaking bad news; cancer; end of life care; intellectual disability; palliative care; patient doctor communication; Truth disclosure

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAKING BAD NEWS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FAMILY ATTITUDE; FAMILY COUNSELING; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL ETHICS; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; NORMAL HUMAN; ONLINE SYSTEM; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; SUPPORT GROUP; TRUST; UNITED KINGDOM;

COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; ENGLAND; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PALLIATIVE CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; TRUTH DISCLOSURE;

EID: 84861430844     PISSN: 02692163     EISSN: 1477030X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269216311433476     Document Type: Article

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