A randomized controlled trial of a skills training for oncologists and a communication aid for patients to stimulate shared decision making about palliative systemic treatment (CHOICE): Study protocol

BMC Cancer

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2018, Pages

  Henselmans, I ^a   Smets, E M A ^a   de Haes, J C J M ^a   Dijkgraaf, M G W ^a   de Vos, F Y ^b   van Laarhoven, H W M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Advanced cancer; Doctor patient communication; Palliative medicine; Patient education; Patient participation; Shared decision making; Skills training; Systemic treatment

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; ARTICLE; AUDIO RECORDING; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HOPELESSNESS; HUMAN; INOPERABLE CANCER; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL ONCOLOGIST; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SHARED DECISION MAKING; SYSTEMIC THERAPY; ADULT; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION; FEMALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; NETHERLANDS; ONCOLOGIST; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PSYCHOLOGY;

ADULT; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; NETHERLANDS; ONCOLOGISTS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 85040325479     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712407     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12885-017-3838-8     Document Type: Article

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