Uncertainty and Communication Preferences Among Patients Undergoing Lung Transplant Evaluation: A Mixed-Methods Study.
Allison V LangeAnuj B MehtaKathleen J RamosEric G CampbellAlice L GrayCaroline K TietbohlSandra Garcia-HernandezDavid B BekelmanPublished in: Clinical transplantation (2024)
Participants experienced distressing uncertainty and wanted information about the future. Communication topics that were important to participants were not always addressed by physicians. Clinicians should address how chronic lung disease and lung transplant can directly impact patients' lives and support patients to cope with uncertainty.