Communicating with Patients and Families
Articles
Back, A. (2000). On teaching and learning communication. J Pall Med 3: 348-49.
Back, A. (2000). Communication between professions: Doctors are from Mars, social workers are from Venus. Journal of Palliative Medicine 3(2): 221-222.
Back, A. & Curtis, J. (2002). Communicating bad news. Western Journal of Medicine 176: 1-5.
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Back, A., Arnold, R. & Quill, T. (2003). Hope for the best, and prepare for the worst. Ann Intern Med 138(5): 439-43.
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Balaban, R. (2000). A physician’s guide to talking about end-of-life care. J Gen Int Med 15: 195-200.
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Bruera, E., Neumann, C., Mazzocato, C., Stiefel, F. & Sala, R. (2000). Attitudes and beliefs of palliative care physicians regarding communication with terminally ill cancer patients. Palliative Medicine 14: 287-298.
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Buckman, R. (2001). Communication skills in palliative care: A practical guide. Neur Clin 19(4): 989-1004.
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Buss, M., Marx, E. & Sulmasy, D. (1998). The preparedness of students to discuss end-of-life issues with patients. Acad Med 73(4): 418-22.
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Chopra, A. (2001). Communicating effectively at end of life. J Am Osteopath 101(10): 594-8.
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Curtis, J. (2000). Communicating with patients and their families about advance care planning and end-of-life care. Resp Care 45: 1385-94.
Curtis, J. & Patrick, D. (1997). Barriers to patient-physician communication about end-of-life care: A qualitative study of patients with AIDS and physicians with AIDS experience. J Gen Int Med 12: 736-41.
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Curtis, J., Patrick, D., Caldwell, E. & Collier, A. (2000). Why don’t patients and physicians talk about end-of-life care? Arch Int Med 160: 1690-1696.
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Curtis, J., Patrick. D., Caldwell, E., Greenlee, H. & Collier, A. (1999). The quality of patient-clinician communication about end-of-life care: A study of patients with advanced AIDS and their primary care clinicians. AIDS 13: 1123-31.
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Curtis, J., Wenrich, M., Carline, J., Shannon, S., Ambrozy, D. & Ramsey, P. (2001). Understanding physicians' skills at providing end-of-life care perspectives of patients, families, and health care workers. J Gen Intern Med 16(1): 41-49.
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Faulkner, A. (1998). ABC of palliative care: Communication with patients, families, and other professionals. Brit Med 316: 130-2.
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Faulkner, A. (1994). Using simulators to aid the teaching of communication skills in cancer and palliative care. Pat Ed & Couns 23(2): 125-129.
Ford S., Fallowfield, L. & Lewis, S. (1996). Doctor-patient interactions in oncology. Soc Sci Med 42(11): 1511-19.
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Ford S., Fallowfield, L. & Lewis, S. (1994). Can oncologists detect distress in their out-patients and how satisfied are they with their performance during bad news consultations? Br J Cancer 70(4): 767-70.
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Gilligan, T. & Raffin, T. (1996). End-of-life discussions with patients. Timing and truth-telling. Chest 109(1): 11-2.
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Haas, J., Weissman, J., Cleary, P., et al. (1993). Discussion of preferences for life-sustaining care by persons with AIDS: Predictors of failure in patient-physician communication. Arch Int Med 153: 1241-1248.
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Jenkins, V., Fallowfield, L. & Saul, J. (2001). Information needs of patients with cancer: Results from a large study in UK cancer centres. Br J Cancer 84(1): 48-51.
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Larson, D. & Tobin, D. (2000). End-of-life conversations: Evolving practice and theory. JAMA 284: 1573.
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Lee, S., Back, A., Block, S. & Stewart, S. (2002). Enhancing physician-patient communication. Hematology (Am Soc Hematol Educ Program) : 464-83.
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Lo, B., Quill, T. & Tulsky, J. for the ACP-ASIM End-of-Life Care Consensus (1999). Discussing palliative care with patients. Ann Int Med 130: 744-49.
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Lobb, E., Butow, P., Kenny, D. & Tattersall, M. (1999). Communicating prognosis in early breast cancer: Do women understand the language used? Med J Aust 171(6): 290-294.
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Maguire, P. & Pitceathly, C. (2002). Key communication skills and how to acquire them. BMJ 325(7366): 697-700.
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Miyaji, N. (1993). The power of compassion: Truth-telling among American doctors in the care of dying patients. Soc Sci Med 36(3): 249-64.
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Mouton, C., Teno, J., Mor, V. & Piette, J. (1997). Communication of preferences for care among human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients. Arch Fam Med 6: 342-347.
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Ptacek, J. & Eberhardt, T. (1996). Breaking bad news: A review of the literature. JAMA 276(6): 496-502.
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Quill, T. (2000). Initiating end-of-life discussions with seriously ill patients: Address the elephant in the room. JAMA 284: 2502.
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Quill, T. & Townsend, P. (1991). Bad news: Delivery, dialogue, and dilemmas. Arch Int Med 151: 463-468.
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Roberts, C., Cox, C., Reintgen, D., Baile, W. & Gibertini, M. (1994). Influence of physician communication on newly diagnosed breast patients' psychologic adjustment and decision-making. Cancer 74(1supp): 336-41.
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Surbone, A. (1997). Truth-telling, risk and hope. Ann NY Acad Sci 809: 72-9.
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Tulsky, J., Chesney, M. & Lo, B. (1996). See one, do one, teach one? House staff experience discussing do-not-resuscitate orders. Arch Intern Med 156(12): 1285-9.
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Von Gunten, C., Ferris, F., & Emanuel, L. (2000). Ensuring competency in end-of-life care: Communication and relational skills. JAMA 284: 3051.
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Way, J., Back, A. & Curtis, J. (2002). Withdrawing life support and resolution of conflict with families. BMJ 325(7376): 1342-45.
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Wenger, N., Kanouse, D., Collins, R., et al. (2001). End-of-life discussions and preferences among persons with HIV. JAMA 285(22): 2880-2887.
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Wenrich, M., Curtis, J., Shannon, S., Carline, J., Ambrozy, D. & Ramsey, P. (2001). Communicating with dying patients within the spectrum of medical care from terminal diagnosis to death. Arch Int Med 161: 868-74.
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Books
Buckman, R. (1992). How to break bad news: A guide for health care professionals. Baltimore, MD: John Hopkins University Press.
Maguire, P. (2001). Communication with terminally ill patients and their relatives. In: Chochinov, H. & Breitbart, W., (Eds.). Handbook of psychiatry in palliative medicine. New York, NY: Oxford University Press.
Mount, B. (1998). Communications in terminal illness. N. Macdonald, (Eds.). Palliative medicine: A case-based manual. New York, NY: Oxford University Press.
Websites
National Family Caregivers Association - www.nfcacares.org. They have available for order a brochure entitled, Improving Doctor/Caregiver Communication: A Guide for Family Caregivers .
University of Washington School of Medical Ethics in Medicine - eduserv.hscer.washington.edu/bioethics/. Breaking Bad News, a short case-based tutorial based on Robert Buckman's work, is available on this website.
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