A study to improve communication between clinicians and patients with advanced heart failure: Methods and challenges behind the working to improve discussions about defibrillator management trial

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1236-1246

  Goldstein, Nathan E ^a,b   Kalman, Jill ^a   Kutner, Jean S ^c   Fromme, Erik K ^d   Hutchinson, Mathew D ^e   Lipman, Hannah I ^f   Matlock, Daniel D ^c   Swetz, Keith M ^g   Lampert, Rachel ^h   Herasme, Omarys ^a   Sean Morrison, R ^a,b  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^f MONTEFIORE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^g Section of Palliative Medicine   (United States)

^h YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

communication; Heart failure; intervention; IRB; methods; palliative care; randomized controlled trial

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIAC PATIENT; CAREGIVER; COMMUNICATION SKILL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; DYING; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HEALTH SURVEY; HEART FAILURE; HEART GRAFT; HUMAN; IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR; INSTITUTIONAL REVIEW; MULTICENTER STUDY (TOPIC); OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESS ASSESSMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RISK FACTOR; VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE; BEREAVEMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; HOSPITAL; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MULTICENTER STUDY; PROCEDURES; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; PSYCHOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

BEREAVEMENT; CAREGIVERS; COMMUNICATION; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; ETHICS COMMITTEES, RESEARCH; HEART FAILURE; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS;

EID: 84919847107     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: 18736513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2014.03.005     Document Type: Article

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