Prognostic awareness and communication preferences among caregivers of patients with malignant glioma.

Allison J ApplebaumK BudaM Kryza-LacombeJ J ButhornR WalkerK M ShafferT A D'AgostinoE L Diamond

Published in: Psycho-oncology (2017)

Accurate and timely PA is necessary for ICs to serve as critical members of health care teams. Interventions are needed to foster ICs' skills in navigating prognostic communication with patients and health care providers and thereby improve their ability to advocate for their loved one's wishes.

Keyphrases

healthcare
end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
peritoneal dialysis
physical activity
prognostic factors
mass spectrometry
social media
decision making
health information