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Conversations about prognosis: Perspectives of people with aphasia
Research by Cheng et al. (2022), in plain language What’s this study about? This study takes an in-depth look at difficult conversations...

Paramedics’ experiences with death notification: A qualitative study
Research by Douglas et al. (2012), in plain language What’s this study about? This study looks at what it’s like to deliver bad news...

Using social and behavioural science to support COVID-19 pandemic response (II)
Research by Bavel et al. (2020), in plain language What’s this paper about? This paper looks at things that stop us from acting together...

Using social and behavioural science to support COVID-19 pandemic response
Research by Bavel et al. (2020), in plain language What’s this paper about? This paper looks at things that stop us from acting together...

People with aphasia’s perception of the therapeutic alliance in aphasia rehabilitation post stroke
Research by Lawton et al. (2018), in plain language What’s this study about? This study looks at how the relationship between a patient...

An analysis of the “goal” in aphasia rehabilitation
Research by Hersh et al. (2012), in plain language What’s this study about? This study looks at what counts as a “goal” in rehab for...

What does a family who is “engaged” in early intervention look like?
Perspectives of Australian speech-language pathologists Research by Melvin et al. (2020), in plain language What’s this study about? This...

Breaking bad news: Patients’ preferences and health locus of control
Research by Martins et al. (2013), in plain language What’s this study about? This study looks at possible reasons why different patients...

Differences in practice and preferences associated with truth-telling to cancer patients
Research by Wu et al. (2020), in plain language What’s this study about? This study looks at how patients should be told about having...

Chinese perspective on end-of-life communication: A systematic review
Research by Pun et al. (2020), in plain language What’s this study about? This study looks at how end-of-life conversations happen in...

The role of hope for health professionals in rehabilitation
A qualitative study on unfavorable prognosis communication Research by Amati et al. (2019), in plain language What’s this study about?...

The role of context in the communication of uncertain beliefs
Research by Fox et al. (1998), in plain language What’s this paper about? This paper looks at six factors that affect the way messages...

Post-stroke emotional adjustment: A modified social cognitive transition model
Research by Taylor et al. (2011), in plain language What’s this paper about? This paper discusses how people adjust to life after a...

Bad news conversations in neurology: Challenges for occupational therapists
Research by Sexton (2013), in plain language What’s this study about? This study looks at how occupational therapists have bad news...

Does emotional intelligence predict breaking bad news skills in pediatric interns? A pilot study
Research by Reed et al. (2015), in plain language What’s this study about? This study looks whether emotional intelligence makes junior...

Breaking bad news: The patient’s viewpoint
Research by Munoz Sastre et al. (2011), in plain language What’s this study about? This study looks at how doctors’ different ways of...

Prognostication in post-stroke aphasia
How do speech pathologists formulate and deliver information about recovery? Research by Cheng et al. (2020), in plain language What’s...




