A systematic review of communication quality improvement interventions for patients with advanced and serious illness

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 570-577

  Fawole, Oluwakemi A ^a   Dy, Sydney M ^b   Wilson, Renee F ^a   Lau, Brandyn D ^a   Martinez, Kathryn A ^c   Apostol, Colleen C ^d   Vollenweider, Daniela ^b   Bass, Eric B ^a   Aslakson, Rebecca A ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

communication; patients with advanced diseases; quality improvement interventions; seriously ill patients

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONSULTATION; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE; INTENSIVE CARE; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

COMMUNICATION; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT;

EID: 84876689382     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-012-2204-4     Document Type: Article

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