Communication and behavior of palliative care physicians of cancer patients near end-of-life in three East Asian countries

The characteristics of physician communication with patients at the end-of-life (EOL) in East Asia have not been well studied. We investigated physicians ’ communications with imminently dying cancer patients and their families in palliative care units (PCUs) in Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan.

Source: Journal of Pain and Symptom Management - August 6, 2020 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Takashi Yamaguchi, Isseki Maeda, Yutaka Hatano, Sang-Yeon Suh, Shao-Yi Cheng, Sun Hyun Kim, Ping-Jen Chen, Tatsuya Morita, Satoru Tsuneto, Masanori Mori, EASED investigators Source Type: research