Background Little is known about what is at stake at a subjective level for the oncologists
and the advanced cancer patients when they face the question whether to continue, limit or …

Background: Shared decision-making is a key element of person-centred care and
promoted as the favoured model in preference-sensitive decision-making. Limitations to …

Background Patients with advanced incurable cancer face difficult decisions about palliative
treatment options towards their end of life. However, they are often not provided with the …

Background Patients' preferences and expectations should be taken into account in
treatment decision making in the last phase of life. Shared decision making (SDM) is …

Purpose Patients are often encouraged to participate in treatment decision-making. Most
studies on this subject focus on choosing between different curative treatment types. In the …

Background While shared decision making (SDM) is advocated for ethical reasons and
beneficial outcomes, SDM might also negatively affect patients with incurable cancer. The …

PURPOSE: To determine the preferences of oncologists for palliative chemotherapy or
watchful waiting and the factors considered important to that preference. METHODS: Sixteen …

Purpose The aim of this study was to describe, first, the decision-making process concerning
the limitation of life-prolonging treatment (DLT); second, the extent to which patients are …

Background: Shared decision-making at end of life (EOL) requires discussions about goals
of care and prioritization of length of life compared with quality of life. The purpose of the …

PURPOSE: When deliberating palliative cancer treatment, insight into patients' attitudes
toward striving for quality of life (QL) and length of life (LL) may facilitate goal-concordant …