COMMUNICATION

This study is testing a pilot program that coaches young adult cancer survivors on how to communicate better with their friends and peers. The goal is to see if improving these conversations can help reduce feelings of anxiety, depression, and social isolation after cancer treatm…

This study is testing a new support program called IGNITE-TX. It aims to help families communicate better about inherited cancer risks and make informed decisions about getting genetic testing. The program will be offered to people with certain genetic mutations (like BRCA) and t…

This study aims to see if practicing with virtual reality case scenarios helps nursing students improve their communication skills, stay more focused in class, and feel more engaged in their studies. It will compare a group of students using this new metaverse training to another…

This study aims to improve how doctors talk to teens and their parents about birth control. Researchers will create a virtual training program where doctors practice conversations with simulated teen and parent characters. They will test if this one-time training boosts doctors' …

This study aims to discover the most effective ways for nurses and therapists to talk to people with dementia to help them stand and walk sooner after hip fracture surgery. Researchers will video record up to 50 real-life care sessions on hospital wards to analyze the specific wo…

This study aims to find out if using realistic patient simulation is better than traditional classroom methods for teaching communication skills to first-year nursing students. Fifty students in Portugal will be randomly assigned to either practice with actors playing patients or…

This study aims to understand how well people receiving psychiatric care grasp what occupational therapy is and what they can realistically expect from it. It will also evaluate how effectively student therapists communicate during health education sessions and initial interviews…