Discordance in decision-making between patients with advanced cancer and caregivers from the perspective of healthcare professionals in specialist palliative care: A focus group study
Interventions focused on assisting patients with advanced cancer in palliative care and their caregivers manage their differences in decision-making could serve to alleviate emotional burden for both the patient and caregiver. Healthcare professionals in specialist palliative care value the perspective of both patients with advanced cancer and their caregivers when helping them manage their discordance in decision-making.
Authors
- Geraldine Foley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7952-9246)
- John Lombard (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2201-5441)
- Joshua Hernon
- Suzanne Guerin
- Norma O'Leary
- Hannah Featherstone
Institutions
- University College Dublin (IE)
- Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital (IE)
- Trinity College Dublin (IE)
- University of Limerick (IE)
- Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center (US)
- Our Lady's Hospital (IE)
- St. James's Hospital (IE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Palliative & Supportive Care
- Published
- 2025-12-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s147895152510120x
- Primary Topic
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Irish Hospice Foundation
- Core Research for Evolutional Science and Technology