Reconciling the prospect of disease progression with goals and expectations: Development and validation of a measurement model in advanced cancer

Among patients living with advanced, life‐limiting illness, reconciling the prospect of disease progression with future goals and expectations is a key psychological task, integral to treatment decision‐making and emotional well‐being. To date, this psychological process remains poorly understood with no available measurement tools. The present paper develops and validates a measurement model for operationalizing this psychological process.

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