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How Do Blood Cancer Doctors Discuss Prognosis? Findings from a National Survey of Hematologic Oncologists. | LitMetric

AI Article Synopsis

  • A 2015 survey of hematologic oncologists revealed that 60.3% discuss prognosis with most of their patients, but over half prefer using general or qualitative terms instead of specific numbers.
  • Although many oncologists typically initiate prognostic discussions at diagnosis, 17.7% never revisit the prognosis, often waiting until the patient's end-of-life stage.
  • The study identified that younger oncologists and those who see prognostic uncertainty as a barrier to care are less likely to engage in these discussions, highlighting a need for better training in prognostic communication.

Article Abstract

Although blood cancers are accompanied by a high level of prognostic uncertainty, little is known about when and how hematologic oncologists discuss prognosis. Characterize reported practices and predictors of prognostic discussions for a cohort of hematologic oncologists. Cross-sectional mailed survey in 2015. U.S.-based hematologic oncologists providing clinical care for adult patients with blood cancers. We conducted univariable and multivariable analyses assessing the association of clinician characteristics with reported frequency of initiation of prognostic discussions, type of terminology used, and whether prognosis is readdressed. We received 349 surveys (response rate = 57.3%). The majority of respondents (60.3%) reported conducting prognostic discussions with "most" (>95%) of their patients. More than half (56.8%) preferred general/qualitative rather than specific/numeric terms when discussing prognosis. Although 91.3% reported that they typically first initiate prognostic discussions at diagnosis, 17.7% reported routinely never readdressing prognosis or waiting until death is imminent to revisit the topic. Hematologic oncologists with ≤15 years since medical school graduation (odds ratio [OR] 0.51; confidence interval (95% CI) 0.30-0.88) and those who considered prognostic uncertainty a barrier to quality end-of-life care (OR 0.57; 95% CI 0.35-0.90) had significantly lower odds of discussing prognosis with "most" patients. Although the majority of hematologic oncologists reported discussing prognosis with their patients, most prefer general/qualitative terms. Moreover, even though prognosis evolves during the disease course, nearly one in five reported never readdressing prognosis or only doing so near death. These findings suggest the need for structured interventions to improve prognostic communication for patients with blood cancers.

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