Consideration of sense of coherence in a structured communication approach with stage IV lung cancer patients and their informal caregivers: a qualitative interview study.

Katja KrugJasmin BossertLydia StooßAnja SiegleMatthias VillalobosLaura HagelskampCorinna JungMichael ThomasMichel Wensing

Published in: Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer (2020)

Participants appreciate the MCA in its support for coping with a life-limiting disease. Considering salutogenetic aspects facilitates prognostic awareness and advance care planning. Nevertheless, individual needs of patients and informal caregivers require an individualised application of the MCA.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
chronic kidney disease
ejection fraction
prognostic factors
palliative care
peritoneal dialysis
advance care planning
depressive symptoms