| Literature DB >> 24157936 |
Allison J Applebaum1, Elissa A Kolva2, Julia R Kulikowski3, Jordana D Jacobs3, Antonio DeRosa3, Wendy G Lichtenthal3, Megan E Olden4, Barry Rosenfeld2, William Breitbart3.
Abstract
This systematic review synthesizes the complex literature on prognostic awareness in cancer. A total of 37 studies examining cancer patients' understanding of their prognosis were included. Prognostic awareness definitions and assessment methods were inconsistent across studies. A surprisingly high percentage of patients (up to 75%) were unaware of their poor prognosis, and in several studies, even their cancer diagnosis (up to 96%), particularly in studies conducted outside of North America. This review highlights surprisingly low rates of prognostic awareness in patients with advanced cancer as well as discrepancies in prognostic awareness assessment, suggesting the need for empirically validated measures of prognostic awareness.Entities:
Keywords: advanced cancer; awareness of diagnosis; peaceful awareness; prognosis; prognostic awareness
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Year: 2013 PMID: 24157936 PMCID: PMC4665620 DOI: 10.1177/1359105313484782
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Health Psychol ISSN: 1359-1053