The role of patients’ families in treatment decision‐making among adult cancer patients in the Sultanate of Oman

There are limited numbers of studies available in Middle Eastern Arabic countries regarding participation of family ‎members in cancer treatment decision‐making (TDM). The aim of this study was to evaluate the role of family members’ ‎in TDM among ‎adult Omani cancer ‎patients. A cross‐sectional study was conducted in two main teaching hospitals. All adult Omani patients who were diagnosed with cancer and their nominated family members were invited to ‎participate. A tool developed by Cancer Care Outcomes Research and ‎Surveillance Consortium was used to identify the level of family involvement in TDM. A weighted kappa (k) was significant (p