Breaking the news of a diagnosis of motor neurone disease: A national survey of neurologists' perspectives

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 367, Issue , 2016, Pages 368-374

  Aoun, Samar M ^a   Breen, Lauren J ^a   Edis, Robert ^b   Henderson, Robert D ^c   Oliver, David ^d,e   Harris, Rodney ^f   Howting, Denise ^a   O'Connor, Margaret ^g   Birks, Carol ^h  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b SIR CHARLES GAIRDNER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d Wisdom Hospice   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

^f MND Victoria   (Australia)

^g SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^h MND Australia   (Australia)

Author keywords

Best practice protocols; Breaking bad news; Education; Empathy; MND diagnosis; MND multidisciplinary clinics; MND ALS; Training

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMMUNICATION SKILL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSULTATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE PRACTICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; NEUROLOGIST; PATIENT REFERRAL; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; AUSTRALIA; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EDUCATION; EMPATHY; FAMILY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MENTAL STRESS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGICAL FEEDBACK; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; AUSTRALIA; EMPATHY; FAMILY; FEEDBACK, PSYCHOLOGICAL; FEMALE; HEALTH COMMUNICATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; NEUROLOGISTS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84976433393     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: 18785883     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2016.06.033     Document Type: Article

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