ArticleTranslational behavioral medicine2017
The implementation and evaluation of a communication skills training program for oncology nurses.
Article in Translational behavioral medicine, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06182475 (Increasing Equity in Live Donor Kidney Transplantation Through Effective Patient-Provider Communication), which is not on this map. Cited by 59 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Increasing Equity in Live Donor Kidney Transplantation Through Effective Patient-Provider Communication
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59 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 129 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Effect of situational simulation teaching combined with the AIDET framework on communication skills training for oncology residents.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025Trial
- Effects of simulation problem-based learning based on Peplau's Interpersonal Relationship Model for cesarean section maternity nursing on communication skills, communication attitudes and team efficacy.Nurse education today · 2022Trial
- Development, acceptability and uptake of an on-line communication skills education program targeting challenging conversations for oncology health professionals related to identifying and responding to anxiety and depression.BMC health services research · 2022Trial
- Professional and family caregivers' perceptions of death literacy in end-of-life home care: a qualitative study.BMJ open · 2026Article
- Evaluation of a novel communication workshop for healthcare professionals working with metastatic breast cancer patients.Breast (Edinburgh, Scotland) · 2026Article
- Training Health Care Practitioners to Effectively Communicate With Older Adults With Cancer and Their Caregivers.JCO oncology practice · 2026Article
- Development of a Patient-Centered Communication Skills Training: A Qualitative Exploration of Nurse Managers' Perspectives.Nursing open · 2026Article
- A Nurse-Led Family Support Intervention for Families Living With Cancer: An Experience-Based Co-Design Study.Journal of advanced nursing · 2026Article
- Fostering empathy in healthcare: impact of a simulation-based educational program on professionals' relational skills.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
- The role and synergistic mechanisms of clinical nurse specialists in cancer multidisciplinary treatment in China: a narrative review.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Review
- Training that sticks: sustaining knowledge and communication excellence in geriatric oncology through a multidisciplinary training program.Innovation in aging · 2026Article
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- End-of-life issues in older adults: Emotional and social factors that shape end-of-life experiences.Advances in psychiatry and behavioral health · 2025Article
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- Communication training for effective Goals of Patient Care conversations in acute care: An integrative review of the literature.Palliative & supportive care · 2025Review
- Nutrition in Advanced Disease and End of Life Cancer Care.Seminars in oncology nursing · 2025Review
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10 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.
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Abstract
Many nurses express difficulty in communicating with their patients, especially in oncology settings where there are numerous challenges and high-stake decisions during the course of diagnosis and treatment. Providing specific training in communication skills is one way to enhance the communication between nurses and their patients. We developed and implemented a communication skills training program for nurses, consisting of three teaching modules: responding empathically to patients; discussing death, dying, and end-of-life goals of care; and responding to challenging interactions with families. Training included didactic and experiential small group role plays. This paper presents results on program evaluation, self-efficacy, and behavioral demonstration of learned communication skills. Three hundred forty-two inpatient oncology nurses participated in a 1-day communication skills training program and completed course evaluations, self-reports, and pre- and post-standardized patient assessments. Participants rated the training favorably, and they reported significant gains in self-efficacy in their ability to communicate with patients in various contexts. Participants also demonstrated significant improvement in several empathic skills, as well as in clarifying skill. Our work demonstrates that implementation of a nurse communication skills training program at a major cancer center is feasible and acceptable and has a significant impact on participants' self-efficacy and uptake of communication skills.
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