Truth telling in the case of a pessimistic diagnosis in Japan.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
We investigated how physicians in Japan convey a poor prognosis of advanced cancer. Physicians tended to give patients optimistic accounts of their prognosis, while they were inclined to give the families pessimistic accounts.
Medical subject headings
- Attitude of Health Personnel
- Neoplasms
- Physician-Patient Relations
- Professional-Family Relations
- Truth Disclosure