Background Shared decision‐making has been shown to improve the quality of life in
metastatic breast cancer patients in high‐literacy and high‐resource settings. However …

Aim The aim of this study was to explore surgery decision conflict and its related factors
among newly diagnosed early breast cancer patients in China. Design A cross‐sectional …

Since the early twentieth century, a number of physicians and professional historians have
argued for the integration of the history of medicine into both medical education and clinical …

Importance The treatment plans of patients with cancer involve multiple modalities that
oncologists need to explain to patients. One such modality is chemotherapy, in which …

Objectives To explore the decision-making experiences of older patients with end-stage
renal disease who chose to undergo kidney transplantation. Methods This was a qualitative …

A cancer diagnosis is associated with anxiety and psychological distress. Cultural and
societal factors greatly affect the complex process of coping mechanisms and decision …

Introduction: Culture and care are two important phenomena of particular concern to
transcultural nursing. Cancer care is generally affected by certain cultural factors that …

Purpose: To explore the experiences of family caregiver in health decision-making for
patients with chronic diseases. Study Design: Qualitative Descriptive Design. Subjects and …

Cancer is one of the leading diseases in the developing world. Prolonged life expectancy,
decreased physical activity, psychosocial factors, and impaired feeding habits are important …

ObjectivesIn Chinese culture, family members are the main decision maker on end-of-life
(EoL) issues for patients with advanced cancer. Yet little is known about Chinese families' …