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When do cancer patients regret their treatment decision? A path analysis of the influence of clinicians' communication styles and the match of decision-making styles on decision regret. Nicolai, J., Buchholz, A., Seefried, N., Reuter, K., Härter, M., Eich, W., & Bieber, C. (2016).
Communication skills training in oncology: Description and preliminary outcomes of workshops on breaking bad news and managing patient reactions to illness. Baile WF, Kudelka AP, Beale EA, et al.(1999).
Teaching medical students how to break bad news. Garg A, Buckman R, Kason Y. (1997).
Information to and communication with cancer patients: Improvements and psychosocial correlates in a comprehensive care program for patients and their relatives. Glimelius B, Birgegard G, Hoffman K, Kvale G, Sjoden PO. (1995).
Helping cancer patients disclose their concerns. Maguire P, Faulkner A, Booth K, Elliott C, Hillier V. (1996).
Physician behaviors, patient perceptions, and patient characteristics as predictors of satisfaction of hospitalized adult cancer patients.Blanchard CG, Labrecque MS, Ruckdeschel JC, Blanchard EB. (1990).
Surgeon-patient communication in the treatment of pancreatic cancer. D'Angelica M, Hirsch K, Ross H, Passik S, Brennan MF. (1998).
Can oncologists detect distress in their out-patients and how satisfied are they with their performance during bad news consultations? Ford S, Fallowfield L, Lewis S. (1994).
Cancer patients' concerns: Congruence between patients and primary care physicians. Goldberg R, Guadagnoli E, Silliman RA, Glicksman A. (1990).
Improving communication with cancer patients. Maguire P. (1999).
Discussing disease progression and endof- life decisions. Baile WF, Glober GA, Lenzi R, Beale EA, Kudelka AP. (1999).
Patient participation in the cancer consultation: Evaluation of a question prompt sheet. Butow PN, Dunn SM, Tattersall MHN, Jones QJ. (1994).
The Median Isn't the Message. Gould SJ.
The effect of physician's explanations on patients' treatment preferences: five-year survival data. Mazur DJ, Hickam DH. (1994).
Do doctors know when their patients don't? A survey of doctor-patient communication in lung cancer. Quirt CF, Mackillop WJ, Ginsburg AD, et al. (1997).
Disclosing the cancer diagnosis: Procedures that influence patient hopefulness. Sardell AN, Trierweiler SJ. (1993).\
Satisfaction with communication, medical knowledge, and coping styles in patients with metastatic cancer. Steptoe A, Sutcliffe I, Allen B, Coombes C. (1991).
Social support and cancer: Adult patients' desire for support from family, friends, and health professionals. Rose JH. (1990).
Emotional support for cancer patients: What do patients really want? Slevin, ML, Nichols SE, Downer SM, et al. (1996).
Psychosocial aspects of breast cancer treatment. Spiegal D. (1997).
Psychosocial issues in oncologic practice. Creagan ET. (1993).
Breaking bad news: Realistic versus unrealistic hopes. Links M, Kramer J. (1994).
Cancer by another name: A randomized trial of the effects of euphemism and uncertainty in communicating with cancer patients. Dunn SM, Patterson PU, butow PH, Smartt HH, McCarthy WH, Tattersall MHN. (1993).
Breaking bad news in the transition from curative to palliative cancer care – patient’s view of the doctor giving the information. Friedrichsen MJ, Strang PM, Carlsson ME. (2000).
Collusion in doctor-patient communication about imminent death: An ethnographic study. The A, Hak T, Koeter G, van der Wal G. (2000).
An Integrated Psychosocial-Spiritual Model for Cancer Pain Management. Otis-Green S, Sherman R, Perez M, Baird P. (2002).
Doctor-patient communication and cancer patients' quality of life and satisfaction. Ong LM, Visser MR, Lammes FB, de Haes JC. (2000).
Improving physician-patient communication about cancer pain with a tailored education-coaching intervention. Street RL Jr, Slee C, Kalauokalani DK, Dean DE, Tancredi DJ, Kravitz RL. (2010).

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Psychometric evaluation and design of patient-centered communication measures for cancer care settings
Abstract: "Objective: To evaluate the psychometric properties of questions that assess patient perceptions of patient-provider communication and design measures of patient-centered communication (PCC). Methods: Participants (adults with colon or rectal cancer living in North Carolina) completed a survey at 2 to 3 months post-diagnosis. The survey included 87 questions in six PCC Functions: Exchanging Information, Fostering Health Relationships, Making Decisions, Responding to Emotions, Enabling Patient Self-Management, and Managing Uncertainty. For each Function we conducted factor analyses, item response theory modeling, and tests for differential item functioning, and assessed reliability and construct validity..." CLICK HERE
Citation: Reeve, B. B., Thissen, D. M., Bann, C. M., Mack, N., Treiman, K., Sanoff, H. K., . . . Mccormack, L. A. (2017). Psychometric evaluation and design of patient-centered communication measures for cancer care settings. Patient Education and Counseling, 100(7), 1322-1328. doi:10.1016/j.pec.2017.02.011

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