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Communication skills training for healthcare professionals working with people who have cancer

Findings
Recency, quality and context of the findings
  • Last year literature searched
    2018
  • Year Published
    2018
  • Quality Rating
    10/11 (AMSTAR rating from McMaster Health Forum)
  • Countries in which studies (included in the synthesis) were conducted
    Belgium (5); USA (3); Netherlands (2); UK (England) (2); Australia (1); Canada (1); Germany (1); Japan (1); UK (1); UK (Northern Ireland) (1); UK (Scotland) (1); UK (Wales) (1)
  • Global/regional focus
    Not yet available
  • Country focus
    Belgium (5); USA (3); Netherlands (2); UK (England) (2); Australia (1); Canada (1); Germany (1); Japan (1); UK (1); UK (Northern Ireland) (1); UK (Scotland) (1); UK (Wales) (1)
  • Low - and middle-income country (LMIC) focus
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Additional details about the research
  • Type of document
    Systematic review of effects
  • Type of question
    Effectiveness
  • Focus
    Specific
  • Target
    Health system
  • Priority Area
    Not applicable
  • Health system topic(s)
    Delivery arrangements
    How care is designed to meet consumers' needs
    Package of care/care pathways/disease management
    By whom care is provided
    Staff/self - Shared decision-making
    Skill mix - Role performance
    Skill mix - Multidisciplinary teams
    Staff - Training
    Staff - Support
    With what supports is care provided
    Quality monitoring and improvement systems
    Implementation strategies
    Provider-targeted strategy
    Educational material
    Educational meeting
  • Theme
    Optimal aging
  • Domain
    Diseases
    Non-communicable diseases
    Cancer
    Sectors
    Primary care
    Hospital care
    Providers
    Physicians
    Generalist
    Specialist
    Nurse
    Allied health professional
Publication details
  • Citation
    Moore PM, Rivera Mercado S, Grez Artigues M, Lawrie TA. Communication skills training for healthcare professionals working with people who have cancer. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2018;(7):Art. No.: CD003751. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD003751.pub4.
  • DOI
    10.1002/14651858.CD003751.pub4

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