Reflections on Hope and Its Implications for End-of-Life Care.

Abstract:

:Physicians caring for individuals with life-altering, incurable illnesses often have a desire to convey a sense of hope while also helping their patients prepare for the end of life to minimize unnecessary suffering and grief. Unfortunately, in the United States, most people receive more-aggressive treatments toward the end of life than studies would suggest that they desire. This reflects the challenging task of balancing optimism and realism, and how providing a false sense of hope for a cure for too long a time while avoiding advance care planning may contribute significantly to the problem. This article explores the interplay of hope and advance care planning, and suggests a need for excellent individualized communication in the setting of advanced cancer to improve end-of-life care.

journal_name

J Am Geriatr Soc

authors

Mattes MD,Sloane MA

doi

10.1111/jgs.13392

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2015-05-01 00:00:00

pages

993-6

issue

5

eissn

0002-8614

issn

1532-5415

journal_volume

63

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