Illness Awareness of Patients in Hospice: Psychological Evaluation and Perception of Family Members and Medical Staff
Journal of Palliative Medicine2007Vol. 10(3), pp. 741–748
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Jessica Andruccioli, Alessandra Montesi, William Raffaeli, Maria Cristina Monterubbianesi, Paola Turci, Cristina Pittureri, Donatella Sarti, A Vignali, Andrea Rossi
Abstract
Despite the fact that patients in hospice were in the terminal phase of disease, 30% of patients had no diagnosis awareness, and an even higher percentage of patients (62%) who had no prognosis awareness.
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