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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: Semin Oncol Nurs. 2017 Oct 26;33(5):507–516. doi: 10.1016/j.soncn.2017.09.001

TABLE 2.

Learn about Family Communication Patterns

Questions to learn about family conversation patterns

  • Do you talk with other family members about the patient’s illness?

  • Do family members ask you about the his/her illness?

  • Have you talked about what might happen if treatment doesn’t work?

Questions to learn about family conformity patterns

  • Do you feel like your family/the patient expects you to take care of him/her?

  • Do you talk to other family members about the stress of caregiving?

  • Do other family members tell you how they feel about the quality of care you are providing?