Background Shared decision making (SDM) is a process by which a healthcare choice is
made by the patient, significant others, or both with one or more healthcare professionals …

Full integration of oncology and palliative care relies on the specific knowledge and skills of
two modes of care: the tumour-directed approach, the main focus of which is on treating the …

Importance High-quality conversations between clinicians and seriously ill patients about
values and goals are associated with improved outcomes but occur infrequently. Objective …

Importance Earlier clinician-patient conversations about patients' values, goals, and
preferences in serious illness (ie, serious illness conversations) are associated with better …

Communication skills needed for patient-centered care include eliciting the patient's agenda
with open-ended questions, especially early on; not interrupting the patient; and engaging in …

Importance Time constraints, technology, and administrative demands of modern medicine
often impede the human connection that is central to clinical care, contributing to physician …

Background This is the third update of a review that was originally published in the
Cochrane Library in 2002, Issue 2. People with cancer, their families and carers have a high …

Objective Psychosocial care for advanced cancer encompasses a wide range of
interventions that help patients make life‐changing decisions, manage debilitating …

Importance Older patients with cancer and their caregivers worry about the effects of cancer
treatment on aging-related domains (eg, function and cognition). Quality conversations with …

Most clinicians currently in practice did not receive the evidence‐based communication
skills training they need to provide high‐quality communication for seriously ill older adults …