Discordance Between Advanced Cancer Patients' Perceived and Preferred Roles in Decision Making and its Association with Psychological Distress and Perceived Quality of Care.
Semra OzdemirYubing TianChetna MalhotraRichard HardingGerald Choon Huat KohNesaretnam Barr KumarakulasingheLai Heng LeeSsu Wynn MonEric Finkelsteinnull nullPublished in: The patient (2021)
Most patients reported participating at their desired level. Despite this finding, our results suggest that involving patients at a lesser level than they prefer can lead to poorer perceived quality of physician communication and care coordination and that encouraging patient participation is a safe approach to minimizing poor outcomes.
Keyphrases
- physical activity
- social support
- quality improvement
- depressive symptoms
- healthcare
- mental health
- end stage renal disease
- decision making
- palliative care
- primary care
- emergency department
- prognostic factors
- chronic kidney disease
- case report
- pain management
- peritoneal dialysis
- skeletal muscle
- adipose tissue
- patient reported