Association between advanced cancer patient-caregiver agreement regarding prognosis and hospice enrollment.
Kelly M McConnellHolly G PrigersonMegan Johnson ShenDaniel J TancrediGuibo XingMichael HoergerRonald M EpsteinPaul R DubersteinPublished in: Cancer (2019)
Dyadic understanding of patients' projected life expectancy and future quality of life appears to be predictive of care received at the end of life. Improving rates of hospice enrollment may be best achieved with dyadic interventions.