Decision-making in palliative care: patient and family caregiver concordance and discordance-systematic review and narrative synthesis.
Sophie Mulcahy SymmonsKaren RyanSamar M AounLucy Ellen SelmanAndrew Neil DaviesNicola CornallyJohn LombardRegina McQuilllanSuzanne GuerinNorma O'LearyMichael ConnollyMary RabbitteDavid MocklerGeraldine FoleyPublished in: BMJ supportive & palliative care (2022)
Patients and family caregivers in palliative care can accommodate each other's preferences for care. Further research is needed to fully understand how patients and family caregivers move towards consensus in the context of advancing illness.