Palliative & supportive care
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To explore patients' understanding of decision making in the treatment of advanced cancer and to determine the factors they believe important to these processes in their care. ⋯ Overall, patients were satisfied with the decision-making processes and they understood and highly regarded the incorporation of factors, other than their medical condition, in their care.
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Palliat Support Care · Jun 2009
Conducting family meetings in palliative care: themes, techniques, and preliminary evaluation of a communication skills module.
To develop a communication skills training module for health care professionals about how to conduct a family meeting in palliative care and to evaluate the module in terms of participant self-efficacy and satisfaction. ⋯ Family meetings play a significant role in the palliative care setting, where family support for planning and continuing care is vital to optimize patient care. Although these meetings can be challenging, this communication skills module is effective in increasing the confidence of participants in conducting a family meeting.