A 3-stage model of patient-centered communication for addressing cancer patients' emotional distress

Patient Education and Counseling

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 143-148

  Dean, Marleah ^a   Street, Richard L ^a,b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer patients; Communication; Emotional distress; Emotions

Indexed keywords

AWARENESS; CANCER PATIENT; COMMUNICATION SKILL; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CONSULTATION; EMOTIONAL STABILITY; EMOTIONAL STRESS; EMOTIONALITY; EMPATHY; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MINDFULNESS; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT CENTERED COMMUNICATION; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; REASSURANCE; RECOGNITION; REVIEW; VALIDATION PROCESS; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EMOTION; NEOPLASM; PATIENT; PERCEPTION; PHYSICIAN; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMMUNICATION; EMOTIONS; EMPATHY; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; PATIENTS; PERCEPTION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIANS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 84892753499     PISSN: 07383991     EISSN: 18735134     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2013.09.025     Document Type: Review

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