The effect of prognostic data presentation format on perceived risk among surrogate decision makers of critically ill patients: A randomized comparative trial

Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 231-235

  Chapman, Andy R ^a   Litton, Edward ^a,b   Chamberlain, Jenny ^a   Ho, Kwok M ^a,c  

^a ROYAL PERTH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Communication; Decision making; Intensive care; Probability; Prognosis; Risk

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; PARALLEL DESIGN; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RISK ASSESSMENT; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DECISION MAKING; INTENSIVE CARE; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MIDDLE AGED;

ADULT; COMMUNICATION; CRITICAL CARE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84923000697     PISSN: 08839441     EISSN: 15578615     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2014.11.005     Document Type: Article

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