Patient, caregiver, and oncologist predictions of quality of life in advanced cancer: Accuracy and associations with end-of-life care and caregiver bereavement.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Informed treatment decision-making necessitates accurate prognostication, including predictions about quality of life.

Aims

We examined whether oncologists, patients with advanced cancer, and caregivers accurately predict patients' future quality of life and whether these predictions are prospectively associated with end-of-life care and bereavement.

Materials & methods

We conducted secondary analyses of clinical trial data. Patients with advanced cancer (n = 156), caregivers (n = 156), and oncologists (n = 38) predicted patient quality of life 3 months into the future. Patients subsequently rated their quality of life 3 months later. Medical record data documented chemotherapy and emergency department (ED)/inpatient visits in the 30 days before death (n =

SUBMITTER: Hoerger M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12477991 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature