The purpose of the review was to describe what kind of research has been conducted
concerning relatives' participation in the care of cancer patients in hospital and how relatives …

Objective To longitudinally examine caregiver-reported treatment decision-making roles and
to investigate the associations of these roles with caregiver burden, caregiving esteem …

Purpose Many cancer patients do not have advance directives (ADs), which may lead to
unwanted excessive or aggressive care when patients have lost decision-making capacity …

Purpose Chemotherapy can lead to malnutrition and post-menopausal recurrence among
breast cancer (BC) patients, who need to achieve nutritional literacy (NL) to cope. The …

Objective Financial hardship among older cancer survivors has not been well‐studied,
despite its debilitating effects on their health and well‐being. The purpose of this study was …

Objective Applying public health approaches to address palliative care allows for a broader
perspective. The Death Literacy Index (DLI) is a novel instrument designed to assess the …

Truth-telling is often regarded as a challenge in Chinese medical practices given the amount
of clinical and ethical controversies it may raise. This study sets to collect and synthesize …

Importance In China, little is known about end-of-life (EOL) care preferences of patients with
terminal cancer. Understanding these patients' treatment preferences is needed to improve …

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 We aimed at studying information needs of patients and their families, and their
attitude towards the counterparts' information needs. Factors influencing psychological …