Experiences of truth disclosure in terminally ill cancer patients in palliative home care
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Experiences of truth disclosure in terminally ill cancer patients in palliative home care.
OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to explore the experiences and preferences of terminally ill cancer patients regarding truth telling in the communication of poor prognoses. METHOD We recorded and transcribed interviews with 45 patients who knew their cancer was terminal, and analyzed their responses hermeneutically. RESULTS Patients identified three different modes of truth: (1) the abs...
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عنوان ژورنال: Palliative and Supportive Care
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1478-9515,1478-9523
DOI: 10.1017/s1478951511000046