The work of managing multiple myeloma and its implications for treatment-related decision making: a qualitative study of patient and caregiver experiences.
Cheryl PritloveMobin JassiBridget BurnsArleigh McCurdyPublished in: BMC cancer (2021)
The work involved in managing MM, its treatment, and side-effects can inform the treatment decisions that patients and caregivers make. We must continue to find meaningful ways for patients and caregivers to discuss goals of care and treatment throughout the cancer trajectory, as well as support health care providers in the delivery of person-centred cancer care. With an increasing emphasis on the importance of shared decision making in MM, an improved understanding of the factors that frame patient's and caregiver's treatment decisions will be paramount to ensuring meaningful and high-quality patient-centered care.