Background The practice of patient autonomy within the prevailing bioethical framework in
the West appears increasingly at odds with the prominent influence of the family in medical …

Background Family communication has been increasingly recognized as an important factor
in decision making near the end of life. However, the role of the family in decision making is …

Background: Independent decision-making is one of the basic rights of patients. However, in
clinical practice, most older cancer patients' treatment decisions are made by family …

Objective To obtain feedback from patients receiving palliative care and their relatives from
various ethnic backgrounds about their experiences of the disclosure process and their …

Objective: This study aims to determine the attitude of Jordanian physicians toward
disclosure of cancer information, comfort and use of different decision-making approaches …

Background: The traditional relationship between patient and physician in East Asian
society has often been described as “paternalistic.” However, in an increasingly Westernized …

Importance Patients' are encouraged to participate in advance care planning (ACP) in order
to enhance their autonomy. However, controversy exists as to what it means to be …

Purpose To ascertain the attitude of cancer patients and their families toward disclosure of
terminal illness to the patient. Patients and Methods We constructed a questionnaire that …

Purpose/Objectives: To examine family disagreements about treatment decisions for
patients with advanced lung cancer. Research Approach: Descriptive, qualitative study …

Objective Little is known about how family are involved in cancer treatment decision-making.
This study aimed to qualitatively explore Australian oncology clinicians', patients', and family …