Journal article
Improving Communication Between Doctors and Breast Cancer Patients
Abstract
PURPOSE: We wanted to assess the effectiveness of intensive education for physicians compared with a traditional session on communicating with breast cancer patients.
METHODS: A randomized controlled trial was conducted in practices in London, Hamilton, and Toronto, Canada, with 17 family physicians, 16 surgeons, and 18 oncologists, and with 102 patients of the surgeons and oncologists. Doctors were randomized to 1 of 2 continuing education …
Authors
Stewart M; Brown JB; Hammerton J; Donner A; Gavin A; Holliday RL; Whelan T; Leslie K; Cohen I; Weston W
Journal
The Annals of Family Medicine, Vol. 5, No. 5, pp. 387–394
Publisher
Annals of Family Medicine
Publication Date
September 1, 2007
DOI
10.1370/afm.721
ISSN
1544-1709
Associated Experts
Fields of Research (FoR)
Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
Breast NeoplasmsCommunicationEducation, Medical, ContinuingEducational MeasurementFamily PracticeFemaleGeneral SurgeryHumansLinear ModelsMaleMedical OncologyMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisOutcome and Process Assessment, Health CarePatient Education as TopicPatient SatisfactionPhysician-Patient Relations