Effects of communication skill training (CST) based on SPIKES for insurance-covered pharmacy pharmacists to interact with simulated cancer patients

• Main Authors: Manako Hanya (Author), Yoshitake Kanno (Author), Junko Akasaki (Author), Keiko Abe (Author), Kazuhiko Fujisaki (Author), Hiroyuki Kamei (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background With the development of pharmacotherapy and radiotherapy, cancer treatment is being shifted from surgical to outpatient services, consequently increasing insurance-covered pharmacies' frequency of dealing with cancer patients. As the psychology of these patients is complex,...