Randomized trial of communication facilitators to reduce family distress and intensity of end-of-life care

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 193, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 154-162

  Curtis, J Randall ^a,b   Treece, Patsy D ^a   Nielsen, Elizabeth L ^a   Gold, Julia ^b   Ciechanowski, Paul S ^c   Shannon, Sarah E ^b   Khandelwal, Nita ^b   Young, Jessica P ^a   Engelberg, Ruth A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

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

Author keywords

Communication; Critical care; Family; Palliative care; Randomized trial

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DEPRESSION; FAMILY STRESS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; NURSE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOCIAL WORKER; TERMINAL CARE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COST; ECONOMICS; FAMILY; HUMAN RELATION; MENTAL STRESS; MULTICENTER STUDY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMMUNICATION; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; DEPRESSION; FAMILY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEGOTIATING; PALLIATIVE CARE; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TERMINAL CARE; WITHHOLDING TREATMENT;

EID: 85012894779     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 15354970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201505-0900OC     Document Type: Article

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