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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Pain Symptom Manage. 2011 Mar 27;42(4):517–525. doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2010.12.007

Table 3.

Types of Transitions

Domain Dimensions Example
Personal transition Physical Decreasing energy
Emotional Increasing anxiety
Social Stopping work
Care transition Cancer status Treatment Cancer recurs
Starting a new chemotherapy
Approach to care (e.g., curative/palliative/hospice) Shifting exclusively to palliative care