PMC:7305592 / 20286-21201 JSONTXT

{"target":"http://pubannotation.org/docs/sourcedb/PMC/sourceid/7305592","sourcedb":"PMC","sourceid":"7305592","source_url":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/7305592","text":"Relatives reported the goals ‘quality of life’, ‘decrease tumour size’ and ‘life prolongation’ as achieved in 21, 37 and 41% respectively. Most of the relatives (78%) were satisfied about the patients’ choice to start treatment. Even if none of the goals were achieved, 70% of the relatives were satisfied. In total, 52% of relatives who were satisfied with the patient’s choice mentioned negative aspects of the treatment choice, such as that the treatment did not work, that there were side effects or that it would not have been the relatives choice. While 80% of relatives who were not satisfied with the patient’s choice to start treatment mentioned negative aspects. The most mentioned positive aspects were that they tried everything and that it was the patient’s choice. In total, 31% of relatives reported both positive and negative aspects of the treatment choice, independently of being satisfied or not.","tracks":[]}