Consultations Between Patients With Breast Cancer and Surgeons: A Pathway From Patient-Centered Communication to Reduced Hopelessness | Zendy

Jeffrey D. Robinson | Zendy; Donald R. Hoover | Zendy; Maria K. Venetis | Zendy; Thomas Kearney | Zendy; Richard L. Street | Zendy

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Consultations Between Patients With Breast Cancer and Surgeons: A Pathway From Patient-Centered Communication to Reduced Hopelessness

Author(s) -

Jeffrey D. Robinson,

Donald R. Hoover,

Maria K. Venetis,

Thomas Kearney,

Richard L. Street

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

journal of clinical oncology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 10.482

H-Index - 548

eISSN - 1527-7755

pISSN - 0732-183X

DOI - 10.1200/jco.2012.44.2699

Subject(s) - psychosocial , medicine , breast cancer , affect (linguistics) , patient satisfaction , odds ratio , cancer , clinical psychology , family medicine , psychiatry , surgery , psychology , communication

Patient-centered communication (PCC) affects psychosocial health outcomes of patients. However, these effects are rarely direct, and our understanding of such effects are largely based on self-report (v observational) data. More information is needed on the pathways by which concrete PCC behaviors affect specific psychosocial outcomes in cancer care. We hypothesized that PCC behaviors increase the satisfaction of patients with surgeons, which, in turn, reduces the postconsultation hopelessness of patients.

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