Communicating cancer diagnosis and prognosis: When the target is the elderly patient-a GIOGer study

Effect of advanced cancer patients’ awareness of disease status on treatment decisional conflicts and satisfaction during palliative chemotherapy: a Korean prospective cohort study

“…At the same time, patients' insight into their disease status is associated with increased satisfaction with the patient-physician relationship and decreasing levels of anxiety, mood disorder, and affective distress [27]. Geriatric cancer patients who are informed of their disease status report more positive expectations for the future than those who are not informed [23].…”

“…Western healthcare ideology supports communication between physicians and patients [20] and encourages patient participation in treatment decisions [21,22]. Most patients who participate in decision making are informed about their health status [23,24], and being informed is associated with age, degree of education, geographical area, ECOG performance status, tumor site, family composition, and the patient's perception of being supported in the disease experience [23].…”

Understanding patient needs without understanding the patient: the need for complementary use of professional interpreters in end-of-life care

“…The son's presumed non-disclosure of the treatment to the patient and of the patient's own preferences to the doctor can be explained in the above framework while it might also be due to the divergence in the patient's and son's needs (Clayton et al 2005). Studies have shown that it is common in the above cultures to conceal information from patients about the prognosis, stage of disease and even the diagnosis (Goldstein et al 2002;Mitchison et al 2012;Mystakidou et al 1996;Repetto et al 2009;Surbone 2008).…”

Attitudes and experiences of family involvement in cancer consultations: a qualitative exploration of patient and family member perspectives

“…Family members (FMs) are usually the main source of support throughout a patient's cancer experience [1], regularly attend consultations [2,3] and are often involved in discussions about important medical decisions [4]. Our group's systematic review [5], along with a meta-analysis by Wolff and Roter [6], found that a number of quantitative studies have been conducted amongst cancer patients and FMs indicating that family involvement in the care process is complex, but mostly beneficial.…”