Clinicians often are challenged when patients seem disconnected in their prognostic awareness. How should we talk to the patient with a prognosis of less than 6 months who tells us they don’t want to hear any bad news in one moment and expresses concern they will not live to see their infant daughter graduate in the next? This Fast Fact describes the ‘dual framework’ theory to explain how patients cope with serious illness.
Link: Fast Facts #508 (05/2025)
