Patient and clinician experience of a serious illness conversation guide in oncology: a descriptive analysis

J Paladino, L Koritsanszky, L Nisotel… - Cancer …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Background/objective Oncology guidelines recommend earlier communication with patients
about prognosis and goals‐of‐care in serious illness. However, current evidence leaves …

End-of-life decision making in the context of chronic life-limiting disease: a concept analysis and conceptual model

K Levoy, EC Tarbi, JP De Santis - Nursing outlook, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Conceptual ambiguities prevent advancements in end-of-life decision making
in clinical practice and research. Purpose To clarify the components of and stakeholders …

Quality measurement of serious illness communication: recommendations for health systems based on findings from a symposium of national experts

JJ Sanders, J Paladino, E Reaves… - Journal of palliative …, 2020 - liebertpub.com
Background: Communication between clinicians and patients fundamentally shapes the
experience of serious illness. There is increasing recognition that health systems should …

Story arcs in serious illness: natural language processing features of palliative care conversations

L Ross, CM Danforth, MJ Eppstein, LA Clarfeld… - Patient education and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Objective Serious illness conversations are complex clinical narratives that remain poorly
understood. Natural Language Processing (NLP) offers new approaches for identifying …

Memory of others' disclosures is consolidated during rest and associated with providing support: Neural and linguistic evidence

E Collier, ML Meyer - Journal of cognitive neuroscience, 2020 - direct.mit.edu
Social scientists have documented the power of being heard: Disclosing emotional
experiences to others promotes mental and physical health. Yet, far less is known about how …

Survivors' perceptions of quality of colorectal cancer care by sexual orientation

U Boehmer, MA Clark, A Ozonoff… - American journal of …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Objective: The objective of this study was to assess sexual minority and heterosexual
survivors' perceived quality of cancer care and identify demographic, clinical, and …

Beyond prognosis communication: Exploring the existential dimensions of palliative care conversations with adults with advanced cancer

EC Tarbi - 2020 - search.proquest.com
Communication about prognosis is integral to effective palliative care. However, prognosis
communication often entails considering mortality, which can trigger existential questions …