A5000947273- Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare
- Cancer survivorship and care
- Family Support in Illness
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Health, Medicine and Society
- Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
- Cancer-related cognitive impairment studies
- Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research
- Healthcare Systems and Practices
- Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout
- Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare
- Communication in Education and Healthcare
- Empathy and Medical Education
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Social Policies and Family
- Advances in Oncology and Radiotherapy
- Frailty in Older Adults
- Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
- Health, psychology, and well-being
- Interprofessional Education and Collaboration
- Clinical Reasoning and Diagnostic Skills
- Patient Dignity and Privacy
- Behavioral Health and Interventions
- Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders
- Mental Health and Psychiatry
Université Libre de Bruxelles
2011-2023
Institut Jules Bordet
2012-2023
University of Liège
2003
UCLouvain
2003
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Saint-Pierre
1996-2002
University of Wisconsin–Madison
1997
Erasmus Hospital
1982
Background : In 1986, the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) initiated a research program to develop an integrated, modular approach evaluating quality life patients participating in international clinical trials. Purpose We report here results field study practicality, reliability, validity EORTC QLQ-C30, current core questionnaire. The QLQ-C30 incorporates nine multi-item scales: five functional scales (physical, role, cognitive, emotional, social); three...
The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), a four-point, 14-item questionnaire, was tested as screening method for adjustment disorders major depressive in sample of 210 cancer in-patients. A receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis performed, giving the relationship between true positive rate (sensitivity) false (1 – specificity). This makes it possible to choose an optimal cut-off point that takes into account costs benefits treatment psychological distress. For only, score...
A head and neck cancer specific questionnaire module designed to be used in quality of life assessments before, during, after radiotherapy surgery, with or without combinations chemotherapy has been developed accordance guidelines given by the EORTC Quality Life Study Group. Relevant issues were generated means literature search, interviews specialists patients. Pre-testing a preliminary was performed patients from Norway, Sweden, Denmark, United Kingdom French-speaking Belgium. The...
Although there is wide recognition of the usefulness improving physicians' communication skills, no studies have yet assessed efficacy post-training consolidation workshops. This study aims to assess six 3-hour workshops conducted after a 2.5-day basic training program.Physicians, attending program, were randomly assigned or waiting list. Training was through simulated and actual patient interviews that audiotaped at baseline for consolidation-workshop group, approximately 5 months end...
To investigate cancer patients' desire for psychological support and to identify sociodemographic, disease-related factors associated with this desire.The study is part of a multicenter, cross-sectional assessing needs support. Patients completed the Hospital Anxiety Depression Scale, Ways Coping Checklist, Cancer Rehabilitation Evaluation System reported their support.Among 381 included patients, women (26%) desired significantly more often than men (11%) (p<0.001). Patients' was being...
This study aims to assess the efficacy of a 40-h training programme designed teach residents communication skills needed break bad news. Residents were randomly assigned or waiting list. A simulated patient breaking news (BBN) consultation was audiotaped at baseline and after in group 8 months waiting-list group. Transcripts analysed by tagging used with content analysis software (LaComm) phases delivery: pre-delivery, delivery post-delivery. Training effects tested generalised estimating...
Little has been done to study the effectiveness of antidepressants in controlling anxiety/depression a population cancer patients. A double‐blind placebo‐controlled was therefore designed assess 20 mg fluoxetine. Of 115 patients who fulfilled entry criteria for levels distress, 45 were randomized fluoxetine treatment group (FA) and 46 placebo (PA) after 1‐week period exclude responders. The Montgomery Asberg Depression Scale (MADRS), Hamilton Anxiety (HAS), Hospital (HADS), Revised Symptom...
There is today a wide consensus regarding the need to improve communication skills (CS) of health-care professionals (HCPs) dealing with cancer patients. Psychological training programs (PTPs) may be useful acquire needed CS. Testing efficacy PTP will allow define their optimal content. The present study was designed assess impact on HCP stress, attitudes and CS, patients' satisfaction in randomised study. A total 115 oncology nurses were randomly assigned 105-h or waiting list. Stress...
The emotional content of health care professionals–cancer patient communication is often considered as poor and has to be improved by an enhancement professionals empathy. One hundred fifteen oncology nurses participating in a skills training workshop were assessed at three different periods. Nurses randomly allocated control group arm (waiting list) first time then 3 6 months later. the before workshop, just after Each nurse completed 20-min clinical simulated interview. interview was...
Abstract BACKGROUND Although patients with cancer are often accompanied by a relative during medical interviews, to the authors' knowledge little is known regarding efficacy of communication skills training programs on physicians' in this context. The objective current study was assess 6 consolidation workshops, 3 hours length, that were conducted after 2.5‐day basic program. METHODS After attending program, physicians assigned randomly workshops or waiting list. Training assessed through...
This is a longitudinal randomized controlled study investigating the efficacy of communication and stress management skills training programme on medical residents’ self-efficacy to communicate manage in interviews, burnout. Ninety-six residents participated. Results showed statistically significant increase decrease communicate. No changes were noted this may encourage its compulsory organization curriculum. Further research required examine whether associating person-directed...
Although a high prevalence of adjustment disorders and anticipatory nausea secondary to adjuvant chemotherapy (CT) has been reported, little done develop strategies prevent these problems. A double-blind, placebo-controlled study was therefore designed assess the usefulness adding low-dose alprazolam (0.5 mg 2 per day) psychologic support program including progressive relaxation training aforementioned conditions. Fifty-seven women undergoing CT for stage II primary breast cancer agreed...
Abstract BACKGROUND No study to date has assessed the impact of skills acquisition after a communication training program on physicians' ability detect distress in patients with cancer. METHODS First, authors used randomized design assess impact, patients' distress, 1‐hour theoretical information course followed by 2 programs: 2.5‐day basic and same consolidated 6 3‐hour consolidation workshops. Then, theinvestigate contextual, patient, variables or factors associated detection were...