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ScienceDirect.com - Journal of Pain and Symptom Management - Talking About End-of-Life Preferences With Advanced Cancer Patients: Factors Influencing Feasibility
Conclusion
Results
indicate that discussing end-of-life preferences in an earlier disease
phase, such as in the OU (outpatient) setting, could be preferable but that its
accomplishment in this setting may be more difficult, mainly as a result
of organizational reasons. This observation could indicate that the
system is not yet ready to offer patients such an opportunity and
although communication on these sensitive issues cannot be reduced to a
procedure, the ELPI can become a useful tool to help physicians in
accomplishing this difficult task.
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