Creating a safe space: A qualitative inquiry into the way doctors discuss spirituality

Palliative and Supportive Care

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 519-531

  Best, Megan ^a   Butow, Phyllis ^a   Olver, Ian ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b CANCER COUNCIL AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

End of life; Neoplasms; Physician patient communication; Qualitative; Spirituality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; GROUNDED THEORY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RELIGION; STANDARDS;

ADULT; COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; GROUNDED THEORY; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SPIRITUALITY;

EID: 84946111580     PISSN: 14789515     EISSN: 14789523     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1478951515001236     Document Type: Article

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