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- Title
Explicit prognostic information and reassurance about nonabandonment when entering palliative breast cancer care: findings from a scripted video-vignette study.
- Authors
van Vliet, Liesbeth M; van der Wall, Elsken; Plum, Nicole M; Bensing, Jozien M
- Abstract
When discussing the transition to palliative care for patients with breast cancer, oncologists have to find a balance between giving explicit information while not overwhelming patients and being realistic while remaining hopeful. It is unclear whether patients prefer more or less explicit prognostic information, and reassuring patients that they will not be abandoned may provide realistic hope. We assessed the effect of explicit prognostic information and reassurance about nonabandonment at the transition to palliative care.
- Publication
Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, 2013, Vol 31, Issue 26, p3242
- ISSN
1527-7755
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1200/JCO.2012.45.5865