Family experience with intensive care unit care: Association of self-reported family conferences and family satisfaction

Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 641-644

  Kodali, Sashikanth ^a   Stametz, Rebecca A ^a   Bengier, Amanda C ^a   Clarke, Deserae N ^a   Layon, Abraham J ^a   Darer, Jonathan D ^a  

^a GEISINGER HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

End of life care; Family communication; Family conference; Family satisfaction; Medical decision making

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; FAMILY ATTITUDE; FAMILY INTERACTION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SATISFACTION; AGED; DECISION MAKING; FAMILY; HUMAN RELATION; INTENSIVE CARE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; TERMINAL CARE;

ADULT; AGED; COMMUNICATION; DECISION MAKING; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 84902258961     PISSN: 08839441     EISSN: 15578615     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2014.03.012     Document Type: Article

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