Advancing Knowledge of Values-Clarification Processes During Complex Decision-Making Among Older Adults With Advanced Cancer: Protocol for a Pilot Randomized Trial Using Simulated Patient-Clinician Encounters.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Older adults represent the majority of individuals diagnosed with cancer in the United States and often face complex treatment decisions that require balancing survival benefits with quality-of-life considerations. Despite the emphasis on shared decision-making (SDM), many patients report that clinical guidance does not reflect their personal values. Values-clarification tools have shown slight improvements in aligning care with patient values; however, the factors by which these tools influence decision-making are less studied.

Objective

This pilot study aims to estimate the quality of values-clarification and SDM processes that occur during simulated diagnosis encounters for advanced cancer among participants who do and do not receive a values-clarification tool

SUBMITTER: Cole AC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12603586 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature