title: Early ambulatory palliative care visits focus on psychosocial elements such as building rapport and coping, as well as managing symptoms and enhancing illness understanding.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing Research and Education, City of Hope, , Duarte, California, USA.
authors.forename: Betty
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ferrell
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000553:Ambulatory Care / Q000523:psychology*; D002289:Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000523:psychology*; D008297:Male; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000379:methods*
keywords: Palliative Care