Families with limited English proficiency receive less information and support in interpreted intensive care unit family conferences

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 89-95

  Thornton, J Daryl ^a   Pham, Kiemanh ^b   Engelberg, Ruth A ^c   Jackson, J Carey ^c   Curtis, J Randall ^d  

^a METROHEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b KERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication; Cross cultural; Death; Dying; End of life care; Family; Interpreter; Limited English proficiency; Palliativecare

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNICATION SKILL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EMOTION; FAMILY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERPRETER SERVICE; LIFE SUSTAINING TREATMENT; MEDICAL INFORMATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SPEECH; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL; ADULT; AGED; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

ADULT; AGED; COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LANGUAGE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 59649114808     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: 15300293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/CCM.0b013e3181926430     Document Type: Article

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