Softening Our Approach to Discussing Prognosis

JAMA Intern Med. 2019 Jan 1;179(1):5-6. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2018.5786.

Authors

Joshua R Lakin^{1

2}, Juliet Jacobsen³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Psychosocial Oncology and Palliative Care, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts.
² Ariadne Labs, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts.
³ Division of Palliative Care and Geriatrics, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston.

PMID: 30453318
DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2018.5786

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Attitude of Health Personnel
Communication
Humans
Physician-Patient Relations*
Prognosis
Truth Disclosure*