Open AccessUsing a Question Prompt List As a Communication Aid in Advanced Cancer Care
Author(s) -
Jonathan C. Yeh,
Maojie Cheng,
Christine H. Chung,
Thomas J. Smith
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of oncology practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.555
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 1935-469X
pISSN - 1554-7477
DOI - 10.1200/jop.2013.001295
Subject(s) - medicine , workflow , quality of life (healthcare) , affect (linguistics) , anxiety , medline , cancer , nursing , psychiatry , database , linguistics , philosophy , computer science , political science , law
Oncologists and patients often avoid discussing prognosis, treatment failure, and end-of-life planning. Thus, many patients still overestimate their prognosis and possibility of cure, impairing decision making. We piloted a question prompt list (QPL) covering these issues to determine whether it would affect patient anxiety and how it would be used and received by new oncology patients.