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To review the literature on the communicative behaviors of nurses during clinical care activities with cancer patients and assess how these behaviors address patient cognitive and affective needs.

February 1, 2000Cancer Nursing

Nurse–Patient Communication in Cancer Care

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IKI.P.M. KruijverNetherlands Institute for Health Services Research AKAda KerkstraNetherlands Institute for Health Services Research JBJozien M. BensingNetherlands Institute for Health Services Research

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Literature review reveals communication barriers in oncologic care, highlighting the need for structured nurse communication training.

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To review the literature on the communicative behaviors of nurses during clinical care activities with cancer patients and assess how these behaviors address patient cognitive and affective needs.
Synthesized findings from published explorative literature evaluating nurse–patient communication across oncology settings.
Assessed affective behaviors, psychological distress timelines, and relational barriers reported during routine cancer care interactions.
Affective communicative behaviors—including empathy, comforting touch, and emotional support—predominate as essential tools to address high patient distress and affective disorder risk within the first two to three months post-diagnosis.
Discussions surrounding life-threatening prognoses and severe treatment consequences create substantial emotional barriers that hinder effective nurse–patient communication.
The majority of available studies are explorative, demonstrating an absence of controlled designs, large cohorts, and standardized observational measurement tools.

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Kruijver et al. (2000) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a82611bb450c9648b93aed2 https://doi.org/10.1097/00002820-200002000-00004

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