Family carers' experiences of receiving the news of a diagnosis of Motor Neurone Disease: A national survey

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 372, Issue , 2017, Pages 144-151

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

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

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

^d SIR CHARLES GAIRDNER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^e SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^f MND Victoria   (Australia)

^g MND Australia   (Australia)

Author keywords

Breaking bad news; Empathy; Family carers; MND diagnosis; MND ALS; SPIKES protocol

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CAREGIVER; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FAMILY COUNSELING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; JOB EXPERIENCE; JOB SATISFACTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; NEUROLOGIST; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FAMILY; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; TIME FACTOR; VERY ELDERLY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUSTRALIA; CAREGIVERS; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH COMMUNICATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; NEUROLOGISTS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84997272264     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: 18785883     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2016.11.043     Document Type: Article

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