A qualitative study of stress and coping responses in doctors breaking bad news

Patient Education and Counseling

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 243-248

  Shaw, Joanne M ^a   Brown, Rhonda F ^b   Dunn, Stewart M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Communication; Coping and adaption; Health care professionals; Medical; Stress distress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COPING BEHAVIOR; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOB ADAPTATION; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MENTAL STRESS; PATIENT SELECTION; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PHYSICAL STRESS; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; STRESS MANAGEMENT; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIANS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TRUTH DISCLOSURE;

EID: 84875882266     PISSN: 07383991     EISSN: 18735134     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2012.11.006     Document Type: Article

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