Associations of Prognostic-Awareness-Transition Patterns with Emotional Distress and Quality of Life during Terminally Ill Cancer Patients' Last Six Months of Life.

Unexpectedly, patients who maintained/gained accurate prognostic awareness suffered more depression, anxiety, and poorer QOL at end of life. Promoting accurate prognostic awareness earlier in the terminal-cancer trajectory should be supplemented with adequate psychological care to alleviate patients' emotional distress and enhance QOL. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.