The aim of this review paper is to critique the empirical literature pertaining to the communication
needs and goals of cancer patients, and to provide direction for research in this area. …

Aim. The aim of this paper is to examine the concepts of opinion leaders, facilitators, champions,
linking agents and change agents as described in health, education and management …

Objective. —To determine the degree of involvement women with breast cancer wanted in
medical decision making, extent to which they believed they had achieved their preferred …

… (1989) study using a Likert scale and our study using the CPS (Degner & Sloan, 1992)
found that less than 15% of the variance in preferences was accounted for by any predictive …

Two surveys were conducted to determine what roles people actually want to assume in
selecting cancer treatments. 436 newly diagnosed cancer patients and 482 members of the …

This study sought to examine the relationships between decisional role (preferred and assumed)
at time of surgical treatment (baseline), congruence between assumed role at baseline …

The purpose of this study was to explore the hypothesis that assisting men with prostate
cancer to obtain information would enable them to assume a more active role in treatment …

… interviewed and their preferences for participation in treatment decision making were
established using a measurement tool designed to elicit decision-making preferences (Degner LF, …

Levels of symptom distress are most often measured in a clinical trial context rather than in
general ambulatory populations. The purpose of this paper is to report levels of symptom …

The relationship between coping responses and psychological adjustment to a breast
cancer diagnosis is well documented for time periods close to diagnosis. The purpose of the …