Background. Shared decision-making between patients and health professionals has been
promoted as ethically and clinically desirable. Patients vary in their willingness to participate …

The diagnosis of cancer in one member of a family can have a significant impact upon all
family members. To date, the primary emphasis in research on the psychosocial aspects of …

Objective To investigate how cancer patients' and family members' perspective and health
locus of control are presented in clinical encounter decision-making. Methods Semi …

Se llevó a cabo una revisión de la literatura al respecto de la definición, modelos e
importancia de la relación médico-paciente-familia en padecimientos oncológicos. La …

The purpose of this study was to identify and compare information and decision preferences
of men with prostate cancer and their partners at the time of diagnosis. A convenience …

Introduction: Mothers, sisters, and daughters of women diagnosed with breast cancer have
an increased need for factual information, counseling, and emotional support. The purpose …

The purpose of this study was to explore the views and experiences of adult cancer patients
about patient participation in care and decision making and the preconditions for this …

The purpose of this study was to explore the hypothesis that women with breast cancer had
specific preferences about the degree of control they wanted over treatment decision …

Background To describe family involvement in decision making for primary treatment in
Chinese–American women with early‐stage breast cancer. Methods Qualitative data were …

This interview-based study uses phenomenology as a theoretical framework and thematic
analysis to challenge existing explanatory frameworks of shared decision-making, in an …