the families evaluation on management, care and disclosure for terminal stage cancer patients家庭评估管理、护理和披露末期癌症患者.pdf

BMC Palliative Care BioMed Central BMC Palliative Care x 2002, 1 Research article The families evaluation on management, care and disclosure for terminal stage cancer patients 1 1 1 1 Kyriaki Mystakidou* , Efi Parpa , Eleni Tsilika , Ourania Kalaidopoulou and Lambros Vlahos2 Address: 1Pain Relief Palliative Care Unit, Department of Radiology, Areteion Hospital, School of Medicine, University of Athens, Hellas, Greece and 2Radiology Department, Areteion Hospital, School of Medicine, University of Athens, Hellas, Greece E-mail: Kyriaki Mystakidou* - mistakidou@; Efi Parpa - parpae@; Eleni Tsilika - eltsilika@; Ourania Kalaidopoulou - mistakidou@; Lambros Vlahos - lampvla@aretaieo.uol.gr *Corresponding author Published: 10 April 2002 Received: 25 October 2001 Accepted: 10 April 2002 BMC Palliative Care 2002, 1:3 This article is available from: /1472-684X/1/3 © 2002 Mystakidou et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. Verbatim copying and redistribution of this article are permitted in any medium for any purpose, provided this notice is preserved along with the articles original URL. Abstract Background: Quality of life is an important concept which is subjective and personal; what is an acceptable quality of life to one may be worse than death to another. The objective of this study was to develop and validate a questionnaire to assess relatives perceptions and attitudes towards their terminal stage cancer patients management (