Patients' preferences for participation in treatment decision-making at the end of life: qualitative interviews with advanced cancer patients.

PURPOSE: Patients are often encouraged to participate in treatment decision-making. Most studies on this subject focus on choosing between different curative treatment types. In the last phase of life treatment decisions differ as they often put more emphasis on weighing quantity against quality of...

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Main Authors: Linda Brom, H Roeline W Pasman, Guy A M Widdershoven, Maurice J D L van der Vorst, Jaap C Reijneveld, Tjeerd J Postma, Bregje D Onwuteaka-Philipsen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4070976?pdf=render