Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ573074
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1997
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Creating Information Messages for Reducing Patient Distress during Health Care Procedures.
Clark, C. Roberta
Patient Education and Counseling, v30 n3 p247-55 Mar 1997
Concrete, objective information that describes the experience from the patient's point of view in unambiguous terms is effective in reducing negative emotional response during threatening health care procedures. A four-stage process that permits systematic development of comprehensive and accurate messages using concrete objective information is presented. (Author/EMK)
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Coping, Medical Services, Patient Education, Patients, Therapy
Publication Type: Guides - Non-Classroom; Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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