Feasibility of Discussing End-of-Life Care Goals with Inpatients Using a Structured, Conversational Approach: The Go Wish Card Game

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 637-643

  Lankarani Fard, Azadeh ^a,b   Knapp, Herschel ^a   Lorenz, Karl A ^a,b   Golden, Joya F ^a   Taylor, Anne ^a   Feld, Jamie E ^a   Shugarman, Lisa R ^c   Malloy, Demetria ^a,b   Menkin, Elizabeth S ^d,e   Asch, Steven M ^a,b  

^a VA GREATER LOS ANGELES HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^d San Diego Hospice   (United States)

^e Coda Alliance ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Advance care planning; end of life care; Go Wish cards; palliative medicine

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; GOAL ATTAINMENT; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; RELIGION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CALIFORNIA; COMMUNICATION; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; GAMES, EXPERIMENTAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 77950907286     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2009.08.011     Document Type: Article

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