Domains of prognostic awareness, quality of life, and psychological distress in patients with advanced cancer
Patients' emotional coping with their prognosis, rather than cognitive acknowledgment of their incurable cancer, was associated with QOL and psychological distress. Our findings underscore patients' ability to tolerate an accurate understanding of their prognosis and the critical need to incorporate effective coping strategies during prognostic discussions.
Authors
- Keri Oxley Brenner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7500-4220)
- Nneka N. Ufere (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8255-9374)
- Jennifer S. Temel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7268-5921)
- Joely A. Centracchio (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3000-5454)
- Joseph A. Greer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8503-8360)
- Hermioni L. Amonoo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9136-9644)
- Lara Traeger
- Elyse Richelle Park (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6319-264X)
- Areej El‐Jawahri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3556-1495)
- Claire Greydanus
- Mitchell W. Lavoie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0493-5703)
- Elizabeth Lindenberger
- Vicki A. Jackson
- Emma P Keane
Institutions
- Brigham and Women's Hospital (US)
- Harvard University (US)
- University of Miami (US)
- University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School (US)
- Palo Alto University (US)
- Brown University (US)
- Massachusetts General Hospital (US)
- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (US)
- Stanford University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Oncologist
- Published
- 2025-10-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/oncolo/oyaf344
- Primary Topic
- Cancer survivorship and care
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Cancer Institute