Conceptualizing surrogate decision making at end of life in the intensive care unit using cognitive task analysis

Nursing Outlook

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 331-340

  Dionne Odom, J Nicholas ^a   Willis, Danny G ^a   Bakitas, Marie ^b   Crandall, Beth ^c   Grace, Pamela J ^a  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^c APPLIED RESEARCH ASSOCIATES   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive task analysis; End of life; Intensive care unit; Palliative care; Qualitative; Surrogate decision making

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; COGNITION; COHORT ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; EMOTION; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; INTENSIVE CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; TASK PERFORMANCE; TERMINAL CARE;

ADULT; AGED; COGNITION; COHORT STUDIES; CRITICAL CARE; DECISION MAKING; EMOTIONS; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; TERMINAL CARE; THIRD-PARTY CONSENT;

EID: 84929322730     PISSN: 00296554     EISSN: 15283968     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.outlook.2014.10.004     Document Type: Article

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