The effects of adding reassurance statements: Cancer patients ’ preferences for phrases in end-of-life discussions

When discussing end-of-life (EOL) issues with cancer patients, the addition of reassurance statements is considered helpful. However, patients ’ preferences for such statements have not been systematically demonstrated.

Source: Journal of Pain and Symptom Management - February 25, 2019 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Masanori Mori, Maiko Fujimori, Hiroto Ishiki, Tomohiro Nishi, Jun Hamano, Hiroyuki Otani, Yu Uneno, Akira Oba, Tatsuya Morita, Yosuke Uchitomi Source Type: research