Physicians' age and sex influence breaking bad news to elderly cancer patients. Beliefs and practices of 50 Italian oncologists: The G.I.O.Ger study

Psycho-Oncology

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1112-1119

  Locatelli, C ^a   Piselli, P ^b   Cicerchia, M ^a   Repetto, L ^c  

^a INRCA   (Italy)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES L SPALLANZANI   (Italy)

^c 'G Borea' Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

cancer; clinical communication; clinical practice; oncology; physician's perspective

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EMOTION; FAMILY; FEMALE; GERIATRICS; HEALTH BELIEF; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; ITALY; MALE; ONCOLOGY; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN; SEX DIFFERENCE; AGE; AGED; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MEDICAL ONCOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; SEX FACTORS; TRUTH DISCLOSURE;

EID: 84877581760     PISSN: 10579249     EISSN: 10991611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pon.3110     Document Type: Article

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