The 'surprise' question in advanced cancer patients: A prospective study among general practitioners

Palliative Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 959-964

  Moroni, Matteo ^a,b   Zocchi, Donato ^c   Bolognesi, Deborah ^d   Abernethy, Amy ^e   Rondelli, Roberto ^f   Savorani, Giandomenico ^c   Salera, Marcello ^c   Dall'Olio, Filippo G ^g   Galli, Giulia ^g   Biasco, Guido ^b,g  

^a Maria Teresa Chiantore Seragnoli Hospice Foundation   (Italy)

^b Academy of Sciences of Palliative Medicine   (Italy)

^c Pharmaceutical Unit   (Italy)

^d Isabella Seragnoli Foundation   (Italy)

^e DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^g UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

General practitioners; Palliative care; Prognosis; Prognostic accuracy; Surprise question; Terminal illness

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADVANCED CANCER; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER PROGNOSIS; CANCER RISK; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OVARY CANCER; PANCREAS CANCER; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROSTATE CANCER; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UTERUS CANCER;

EID: 84904188911     PISSN: 02692163     EISSN: 1477030X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269216314526273     Document Type: Article

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