‘Adrift in a sea of just absolute unknowableness’: A multimethod qualitative study exploring patient, carer and healthcare professional experiences of communicating about future uncertainty in multimorbidity
To support patients and carers navigate the inherent uncertainties of advanced multimorbidity, healthcare professionals would benefit from tailored communication training designed to increase their experience of undertaking honest and open dialogue about future uncertainties, informed by patients' individual context and preferences.
Authors
- Anna Spathis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9837-7281)
- Simon Etkind (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2863-8893)
- Stephen Barclay (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4505-7743)
- Rosanna Fennessy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8037-2685)
Institutions
- University of Cambridge (GB)
- Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Palliative Medicine
- Published
- 2025-12-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/02692163251393586
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Chronic Disease Management Strategies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.35