The focus on life-prolonging anticancer treatment hampers shared decision-making in people with advanced cancer: A qualitative embedded multiple-case study
The prevailing tendency among medical oncologists and persons with advanced cancer to prioritize life-prolonging anticancer treatments restricts the potential for shared decision-making. This undermines integrating individual context into decision-making, a critical aspect of the palliative care continuum.
Authors
- Daisy J. M. Ermers (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1985-2839)
- Evelien J. M. Kuip (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9114-643X)
- Floortje K. Ploos van Amstel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9392-0508)
- Carla M.L. van Herpen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5130-5451)
- Henk Schers (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9362-9451)
- Marieke Perry (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0675-9678)
- Yvonne Schoon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8482-9048)
- Anouk SJ Schuurmans
- M. J. van Geel
- Yvonne Engels (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7669-1018)
- Demi Kellenaers
- Kris CP Vissers
Institutions
- Radboud University Nijmegen (NL)
- Radboud University Medical Center (NL)
- Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences (NL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Palliative Medicine
- Published
- 2024-09-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/02692163241281145
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.85
Funders
- Radboud Universitair Medisch Centrum
- Zorginstituut Nederland