The meaning of life prognosis disclosure for Japanese cancer patients: A qualitative study of patients' narratives

Chronic Illness

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 225-236

  Sato, Rika Sakuma ^a   Beppu, Hirokuni ^a,b   Iba, Noriko ^a   Sawada, Akiko ^a  

^a Ozawa Building   (Japan)

^b Shin Yokohama Sowa Clinic   (Japan)

Author keywords

breaking bad news; cancer patient; information communication; Prognosis; truth telling

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BOOK; BREAST CANCER; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER PROGNOSIS; CANCER SURVIVAL; COMPREHENSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNET; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; JAPANESE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT DECISION MAKING; PROGNOSIS DISCLOSURE; PROSTATE CANCER;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BREAST NEOPLASMS; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; JAPAN; MALE; MEN'S HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; NARRATION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PROGNOSIS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; TRUTH DISCLOSURE; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 84864847363     PISSN: 17423953     EISSN: 17459206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1742395312448940     Document Type: Article

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