Many older patients with cancer depend on their family members for care and support and
involve their family members in treatment decision-making in different stages of the cancer …

Background The decision partner concept emerged to describe someone who contributes to
healthcare decision-making with a patient. There is a need for greater precision and …

Purpose The present work investigated the relationship between patient activation,
treatment decision-making, and adherence to the prescribed treatment regimen. Given the …

Introduction As the population is ageing, the number of older patients with multimorbidity
including cancer continues to increase. To improve care for these patients, the European …

Background: When family caregivers are involved in patient care, both patients and
caregivers experience better clinical outcomes. However, caregivers experience …

Background To date, limited research has been dedicated to exploring the experience of
decision-making for chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients who have initiated dialysis and …

Background Despite remarkable progress, cancer remains a life-threatening disease for
millions of people worldwide, also resulting in significant psychosocial limitations. High …

Background Caregivers may play a fundamental role in the clinical pathway of cancer
patients. They provide emotional, informational, and functional support as well as practical …

In serious illness contexts, caregivers tasked with making decisions for incapacitated
patients face unique challenges. Current tools for values elicitation, primarily patient …

Background Epistemic uncertainty refers to situations in which available evidence is
insufficient or unreliable, often accompanied by complexity due to novel contexts …