Improving communication of prognostic uncertainty in advanced illness: a realist review

Simon N Etkind, Katharine Weetman, Katy Hyams, Tanvi Acharya, Farhad Shokraneh, John I MacArtney

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DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-115385
Published: 2026-07
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@article{allodium:10.1136/bmjopen-2025-115385,
  title = {Improving communication of prognostic uncertainty in advanced illness: a realist review},
  author = {Simon N Etkind and Katharine Weetman and Katy Hyams and Tanvi Acharya and Farhad Shokraneh and John I MacArtney},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {BMJ Open},
  doi = {10.1136/bmjopen-2025-115385},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2025-115385}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Improving communication of prognostic uncertainty in advanced illness: a realist review
AU  - Simon N Etkind
AU  - Katharine Weetman
AU  - Katy Hyams
AU  - Tanvi Acharya
AU  - Farhad Shokraneh
AU  - John I MacArtney
PY  - 2026
JO  - BMJ Open
DO  - 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-115385
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Etkind, S. N., Weetman, K., Hyams, K., Acharya, T., Shokraneh, F., & MacArtney, J. I. (2026). Improving communication of prognostic uncertainty in advanced illness: a realist review. BMJ Open. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2025-115385

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