Communicating with Patients with a Life-Threatening Illness and Their Families.

Autor/in	McCorkle, Ruth
Titel	Communicating with Patients with a Life-Threatening Illness and Their Families.
Quelle	(1976), (22 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Cancer; Communication Problems; Communication (Thought Transfer); Emotional Adjustment; Emotional Problems; Family Counseling; Family Relationship; Patients; Physicians; Psychological Needs; Psychological Services; Research; Social Services; Special Health Problems + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Carcinoma; Karzinom; Krebs (med); Krebserkrankung; Kommunikationsbarriere; Communication; thought; Kommunikation; Gedanke; Emotionale Anpassung; Family counselling; Familienberatung; Patient; Physician; Doctor; Arzt; Psychologische Betreuung; Forschung; Social service; Soziale Dienstleistung; Soziale Dienste; Zivilisationskrankheit
Abstract	A non-experimental, exploratory field study was designed to investigate the impact of a diagnosis of nonresectable lung cancer on eight subjects' relationships with others and plans for the future. Participant observation, systematic verbal and behavioral communications between subjects and investigator were the primary methods of inquiry. Such data as information concerning diagnosis and prognosis transmitted by physician, and subject's behavior in relation to family and significant others were collected. The results of these data suggest that different communication strategies are needed to help the individual and his family cope with the situation. Return visits may be an appropriate time for a systematic approach to problem-solving by a trained health care professional. (KS)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC