Poor‐prognosis disclosure preference in cancer patient–caregiver dyads and its association with their quality of life and perceived stress: a cross‐sectional survey in mainland China

ConclusionsThere was a significant discrepancy in poor‐prognosis disclosure preference between cancer patients and caregivers in China. The caregivers' preference of concealing poor prognosis from patients was not related to cancer patients' QoL or perceived stress. In addition, caregivers had better QoL and lower stress levels when they held the same positive poor‐prognosis disclosure preference as the patients. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Source: Psycho-Oncology - December 7, 2015 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Xin Nie, Dawei Ye, Qiming Wang, Anne Manyande, Lin Yang, Hong Qiu, Tengfei Chao, Peng Zhang, Chen Gong, Liang Zhuang, Shiying Yu, Huihua Xiong Tags: Paper Source Type: research