The Use of Expectancy and Empathy When Communicating With Patients With Advanced Breast Cancer; an Observational Study of Clinician–Patient Consultations

The Use of Expectancy and Empathy When Communicating With Patients With Advanced Breast Cancer; an Observational Study of Clinician–Patient Consultations

Background: Information provision about prognosis, treatments, and side-effects is important in advanced cancer, yet also associated with impaired patient well-being. To counter potential detrimental effects, communication strategies based on placebo and nocebo effect mechanisms might be promising t...

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Main Authors: Liesbeth Mirjam van Vliet, Anneke L. Francke, Maartje C. Meijers, Janine Westendorp, Hinke Hoffstädt, Andrea W.M. Evers, Elsken van der Wall, Paul de Jong, Kaya J. Peerdeman, Jacqueline Stouthard, Sandra van Dulmen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychiatry
Subjects:
communication
placebo effects
nocebo effects
empathy
expectancy
cancer
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyt.2019.00464/full

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