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Journal of Social Work in End-of-Life & Palliative Care Volume 10, 2014 - Issue 3
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Creating the Final Conversations Scale: A Measure of End-of-Life Relational Communication with Terminally Ill Individuals

Mark Alan Generous Hugh Downs School of Human Communication, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Maureen P. Keeley Department of Communication Studies, Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas, USA
Pages 257-281 | Received 13 Nov 2013, Accepted 16 Apr 2014, Published online: 22 Aug 2014

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Kirsten M. Weber, Mark Lemanski, Marni Lorenz & Christine Bingle. (2023) What we said and what I wish we said: Regret during final conversations. Death Studies 47:9, pages 983-993.
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Mark A. Generous & Maureen P. Keeley. (2021) Does Talking at the End of Life Matter?: Exploring the Associations between Final Conversations (Fcs) and Coping Strategies. Southern Communication Journal 86:5, pages 487-497.
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Maureen P. Keeley. (2016) Family Communication at the End of Life. Journal of Family Communication 16:3, pages 189-197.
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Valerie Manusov & Maureen P. Keeley. (2015) When Family Talk is Difficult: Making Sense of Nonverbal Communication at the End-of-Life. Journal of Family Communication 15:4, pages 387-409.
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Dana M. Hansen, Tracey Motter, Maureen P. Keeley, Jennifer Shanholtzer, Julie Aultman & Caitlin Woodward. (2022) Interdisciplinary simulation for nursing and medical students about final conversations: Catalyzing relationships at the end of life (CAREol). Palliative and Supportive Care, pages 1-7.
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Emily Scheinfeld & Pamela K. Lake. (2019) Why Is It Just So Hard? Making Sense of End-of-Life Communication Between Adult Children and Their Terminally Ill Parental Figures. OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying 83:3, pages 611-629.
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Kazuhiro Nakazato, Mariko Shiozaki, Kei Hirai, Tatsuya Morita, Ryuhei Tatara, Kaori Ichihara, Shinichi Sato, Megumi Simizu, Satoru Tsuneto, Yasuo Shima & Mitsunori Miyasita. (2017) Verbal communication of families with cancer patients at end of life: A questionnaire survey with bereaved family members. Psycho-Oncology 27:1, pages 155-162.
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Maureen Keeley. (2017) Family Communication at the End of Life. Behavioral Sciences 7:4, pages 45.
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Maureen Keeley & Mark Generous. (2017) Final Conversations: Overview and Practical Implications for Patients, Families, and Healthcare Workers. Behavioral Sciences 7:4, pages 17.
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