Is it possible to improve communication around radiotherapy delivery: A randomized study to assess the efficacy of team training?

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 119, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 361-367

  Liénard, Aurore ^a,b   Delevallez, France ^a   Razavi, Darius ^a,b   Gibon, Anne Sophie ^a   Libert, Yves ^a,b   Delvaux, Nicole ^a,b,c   Marchal, Serge ^b,c,d   Etienne, Anne Marie ^e   Bragard, Isabelle ^e   Reynaert, Christine ^f   Slachmuylder, Jean Louis ^d   Durieux, Jean François ^d   Farvacques, Christine ^d   Scalliet, Pierre ^f   Van Houtte, Paul ^a,b   Coucke, Philippe ^e   Merckaert, Isabelle ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

^b JULES BORDET INSTITUTE   (Belgium)

^c ERASME HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^d CPO (Centre de Psycho Oncologie)   (Belgium)

^e UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^f UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Cancer; Communication skills training; Radiotherapy; Team

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDIO RECORDING; BREAST CANCER; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; COMMUNICATION SKILL; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL ASSISTANT; NURSE; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAFF TRAINING; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT CARE; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADULT; BREAST NEOPLASMS; COMMUNICATION; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT CARE TEAM; POISSON DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 84963542819     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: 18790887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2016.03.016     Document Type: Article

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