Pediatrics
Hope and Uncertainty in Prognostic Discussions.
Alexandra K Superdock, Harmony Farner, Calliope Reeves, Shoshana Mehler, Caroline Christianson, Stephanie Gehle, Dominique Garrett-Thomas, Jennifer W Mack, Erica C Kaye
Published: 202610.1542/peds.2025-073426
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Prognostic communication is vital to high-quality care for children with serious illness. Yet clinicians often struggle to balance honesty with preservation of hope-especially when prognosis is poor or uncertain. Patients and parents cite…
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