End-of-life discussions with physicians may have benefits for patients and caregivers
Tuesday, October 7, 2008 - 16:42
in Health & Medicine
Terminally ill patients who had end-of-life discussions with physicians were not more likely to experience emotional distress, received less aggressive medical care in their final week of life and had a better quality of life near death, compared to patients who did not have these discussions, according to a study in the October 8 issue of JAMA.
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