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Advance Care Planning (ACP) is positively associated with the quality of care, but its impact on emotional functioning is ambiguous. This study investigated the association between perceptions of ACP involveme...
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Palliative care is becoming increasingly important because the number of patients with an incurable disease is growing and their survival is improving. Previous research tells us that early palliative care has...
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Open AccessSocial consequences of advanced cancer in patients and their informal caregivers: a qualitative study
Cancer threatens the social well-being of patients and their informal caregivers. Social life is even more profoundly affected in advanced diseases, but research on social consequences of advanced cancer is sc...
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Open AccessMeasuring health-related quality of life in patients with advanced cancer: a systematic review of self-administered measurement instruments
Patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) are becoming increasingly important in clinical practice. The implementation of PROMS in routine practice is challenging because information regarding psychometric qua...
