Effects of patient‐centered communication on anxiety, negative affect, and trust in the physician in delivering a cancer diagnosis: A randomized, experimental study

BACKGROUND When bad news about a cancer diagnosis is being delivered, patient‐centered communication (PCC) has been considered important for patients' adjustment and well‐being. However, few studies have explored how interpersonal skills might help cancer patients cope with anxiety and distress...

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Published in:	Cancer Vol. 123; no. 16; pp. 3167 - 3175
Main Authors:	Zwingmann, Jelena, Baile, Walter F., Schmier, Johann W., Bernhard, Jürg, Keller, Monika
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 15.08.2017
Subjects:	Adult Affect Anxiety Cancer cancer diagnosis Communication Diagnosis Emotional factors Emotions empathy Experimental design Exposure Female Humans Linear Models Male Medical diagnosis Middle Aged Neoplasms News Oncology Patient-Centered Care Patients patient‐centered communication Physician-Patient Relations randomized controlled trial (RCT) Studies Trust Truth Disclosure Viewing Well being Young Adult anxiety empathy cancer diagnosis patient-centered communication randomized controlled trial (RCT)
ISSN:	0008-543X, 1097-0142, 1097-0142
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