A multifaceted intervention to improve compliance with process measures for ICU clinician communication with ICU patients and families

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 2275-2283

  Black, Martin D ^a   Vigorito, Margaret C ^b   Curtis, J Randall ^c   Phillips, Gary S ^d   Martin, Edward W ^a   McNicoll, Lynn ^a   Rochon, Therese ^e   Ross, Susan ^a   Levy, Mitchell M ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Healthcentric Advisors   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e Rhodes Island Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

communication; critical care; palliative care; prospective trial

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FAMILY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

COMMUNICATION; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LOGISTIC MODELS; ODDS RATIO; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PALLIATIVE CARE; PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; RHODE ISLAND;

EID: 84884882733     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: 15300293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/CCM.0b013e3182982671     Document Type: Article

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