Toward a Conceptual Model of Affective Predictions in Palliative Care

Being diagnosed with cancer often forces patients and families to make difficult medical decisions. How patients think they and others will feel in the future, termed affective predictions, may influence these decisions. These affective predictions are often biased, which may contribute to suboptimal care outcomes by influencing decisions related to palliative care and advance care planning.

Source: Journal of Pain and Symptom Management - February 18, 2019 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Erin M. Ellis, Amber E. Barnato, Gretchen B. Chapman, J. Nicholas Dionne-Odom, Jennifer S. Lerner, Ellen Peters, Wendy L. Nelson, Lynne Padgett, Jerry Suls, Rebecca A. Ferrer Tags: Review Article Source Type: research