Effect of a Patient-Centered Communication Intervention on Oncologist-Patient Communication, Quality of Life, and Health Care Utilization in Advanced Cancer

M. Epstein, Ronald; R. Duberstein, Paul; J. Fenton, Joshua; Fiscella, Kevin; Hoerger, Michael; J. Tancredi, Daniel; Xing, Guibo; Gramling, Robert; G. Mohile, Supriya; Franks, Peter; Kaesberg, Paul; Plumb, Sandy; Cipri, Camille; L. Street, Richard; G. Shields, Cleveland; L. Back, Anthony; Butow, Phyllis; Walczak, Adam; Tattersall, Martin; Venuti, Alison; Sullivan, Peter; Robinson, Mark; Hoh, Beth; Lewis, Linda; L. Kravitz, Richard

doi:10.1001/jamaoncol.2016.4373

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Effect of a Patient-Centered Communication Intervention on Oncologist-Patient Communication, Quality of Life, and Health Care Utilization in Advanced Cancer

Published in JAMA Oncology • Sep 9, 2016

Authors:

Ronald M. Epstein

Paul R. Duberstein

Joshua J. Fenton

Abstract

IMPORTANCE: Observational studies demonstrate links between patient-centered communication, quality of life (QOL), and aggressive treatments in advanced cancer, yet few randomized clinical trials (RCTs) of communication interventions have been reported. OBJECTIVE: To determine whether a combined int...

Subject

Medicine

Psychological intervention

Randomized controlled trial

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