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Chesnut, James W.; Singh, Shailen; Boden, Carrie J. – International Journal of Adult Education and Technology, 2022
Effective communication between cancer patients and their healthcare professionals is an essential ingredient in providing quality medical care. There is a correlation between poor healthcare communication and chronic stress in cancer patients. Chronic stress impedes the human immune system and promotes tumor growth. There is also a negative…
Descriptors: Cancer, Patients, Stress Variables, Health Personnel
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Olson, David R. – Journal of Communication, 1977
Looks at the structures of childrens' oral language or "mother tongue" and the structures of adult literate prose and emphasizes the alternate conceptions of reality that those languages sustain. (MH)
Descriptors: Children, Cognitive Processes, Knowledge Level, Speech Communication