Evaluation of a novel individualised communication-skills training intervention to improve doctors’ confidence and skills in end-of-life communication

Palliative Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 236-243

  Clayton, Josephine M ^a   Butow, Phyllis N ^b   Back, Anthony L ^b   Laidsaar Powell, Rebekah C ^b   Waters, Amy ^b   O’brien, Angela ^b   Boyle, Frances ^b   Arnold, Robert M ^b   Tulsky, James A ^b   Tattersall, Martin HN ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Communication; education medical; palliative care; physician patient relations; terminal care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BURNOUT; CONSUMER; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT STUDY; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; SELF CONCEPT; TERMINAL CARE;

ADULT; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; COMMUNICATION; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PILOT PROJECTS; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; SELF EFFICACY; TERMINAL CARE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84883869579     PISSN: 02692163     EISSN: 1477030X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269216312449683     Document Type: Article

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