Breaking bad news of cancer diagnosis - The cancer patients'perception in Serian District

Breaking bad news of cancer diagnosis - The cancer patients'perception in Serian District

This study aimed to assess the perceptions of cancer patients on the breaking of bad ever news of cancer diagnosis. The research method used was a cross sectional study on cancer patients in Serian district using Breaking bad news Assessment Scedule (BAS) questionnaire. It was conducted using snowba...

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Main Author: Mathew, Anak Gabriel Bain
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: 2012
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RA Public aspects of medicine
Online Access:http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/10123/3/Breaking%20Bad%20News%20of%20Cancer%20Diagnosis%20%E2%80%93%20The%20Cancer%20Patients%E2%80%99%20Perceptions%20In%20Serian%20District%20%28fulltext%29.pdf
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spelling my-unimas-ir.101232023-03-29T04:10:29Z Breaking bad news of cancer diagnosis - The cancer patients'perception in Serian District 2012 Mathew, Anak Gabriel Bain RA Public aspects of medicine RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine This study aimed to assess the perceptions of cancer patients on the breaking of bad ever news of cancer diagnosis. The research method used was a cross sectional study on cancer patients in Serian district using Breaking bad news Assessment Scedule (BAS) questionnaire. It was conducted using snowballing sampling among cancer patients in Serian district. Face to face interview was conducted after the consent was obtained.Data was entered and analyzed using SPSS version 19. A total of 134 patients participated in this study. Majority were comfortable with the current method of breaking bad news. The main aspects found were, the importance usage of body language, management of time and identifying patients'key area of concerns. Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, (UNIMAS) 2012 Thesis http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/10123/ http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/10123/3/Breaking%20Bad%20News%20of%20Cancer%20Diagnosis%20%E2%80%93%20The%20Cancer%20Patients%E2%80%99%20Perceptions%20In%20Serian%20District%20%28fulltext%29.pdf text en validuser masters Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, UNIMAS Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences.
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RA Public aspects of medicine
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RA Public aspects of medicine
Mathew, Anak Gabriel Bain
Breaking bad news of cancer diagnosis - The cancer patients'perception in Serian District
description This study aimed to assess the perceptions of cancer patients on the breaking of bad ever news of cancer diagnosis. The research method used was a cross sectional study on cancer patients in Serian district using Breaking bad news Assessment Scedule (BAS) questionnaire. It was conducted using snowballing sampling among cancer patients in Serian district. Face to face interview was conducted after the consent was obtained.Data was entered and analyzed using SPSS version 19. A total of 134 patients participated in this study. Majority were comfortable with the current method of breaking bad news. The main aspects found were, the importance usage of body language, management of time and identifying patients'key area of concerns.
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title Breaking bad news of cancer diagnosis - The cancer patients'perception in Serian District
title_short Breaking bad news of cancer diagnosis - The cancer patients'perception in Serian District
title_full Breaking bad news of cancer diagnosis - The cancer patients'perception in Serian District
title_fullStr Breaking bad news of cancer diagnosis - The cancer patients'perception in Serian District
title_full_unstemmed Breaking bad news of cancer diagnosis - The cancer patients'perception in Serian District
title_sort breaking bad news of cancer diagnosis - the cancer patients'perception in serian district
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