Associations between Mild Cognitive Dysfunction and End-of-Life Outcomes in Patients with Advanced Cancer.

Related Articles Associations between Mild Cognitive Dysfunction and End-of-Life Outcomes in Patients with Advanced Cancer. J Palliat Med. 2018 04;21(4):536-540 Authors: Kurita K, Reid MC, Siegler EL, Diamond EL, Prigerson HG Abstract BACKGROUND: Cognitive function of patients with advanced cancer is frequently compromised. OBJECTIVE: To determine the extent that patients’ cognitive screening scores was associated with their end-of-life (EoL) treatment preferences, advance care planning (ACP), and care. DESIGN: Patients were interviewed at baseline and administered a cognitive screen. Caregivers completed a postmortem assessment. SETTING/SUBJECTS: Patients with distant metastases and disease progression after first-line chemotherapy and their caregivers (n = 609) were recruited…
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