Associations of caregiver-oncologist discordance in prognostic understanding with caregiver-reported therapeutic alliance and anxiety

Discordance in prognostic understanding between caregivers of adults with advanced cancer and the oncologist may shape caregivers ’ views of the oncologist and bereavement outcomes.

Source: Journal of Pain and Symptom Management - February 12, 2020 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Kah Poh Loh, Huiwen Xu, Ronald M. Epstein, Supriya G. Mohile, Holly G. Prigerson, Sandra Plumb, Susan Ladwig, Sindhuja Kadambi, Melisa L. Wong, Colin McHugh, Amy An, Kelly Trevino, Fahad Saeed, Paul R. Duberstein Source Type: research