Preferences for surrogate designation and decision-making process in older versus younger adults with cancer: A comparative cross-sectional study

Preferences for surrogate designation and decision-making process in older versus younger adults with cancer: A comparative cross-sectional study

•Many cancer patients (66%) knew what a surrogate is and 42% had designated one.•Young age was independently associated with surrogate knowledge and designation.•All cancer patients, regardless of age, wanted to be fully informed.•Most patients (72%) wanted to be partially or fully involved in medic...

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Veröffentlicht in:Patient education and counseling 2019-03, Vol.102 (3), p.429-435
Hauptverfasser: Martinez-Tapia, Claudia, Canoui-Poitrine, Florence, Caillet, Philippe, Bastuji-Garin, Sylvie, Tournigand, Christophe, Assaf, Elias, Varnier, Gwénaëlle, Pamoukdjian, Frederic, Brain, Etienne, Rollot-Trad, Florence, Laurent, Marie, Paillaud, Elena
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Sprache:eng
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Cancer
Life Sciences
Medical decision-making
Medical information
Nursing
Patient preference
Surrogate
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Zusammenfassung:•Many cancer patients (66%) knew what a surrogate is and 42% had designated one.•Young age was independently associated with surrogate knowledge and designation.•All cancer patients, regardless of age, wanted to be fully informed.•Most patients (72%) wanted to be partially or fully involved in medical decisions.•Willingness to be involved in medical decisions: older age, not living alone and having children. To compare the preferences of older (≥70 years old) versus younger (
ISSN:0738-3991
1873-5134
DOI:10.1016/j.pec.2018.09.024