Journal article
A Multicenter Study to Identify Clinician Barriers to Participating in Goals of Care Discussions in Long-Term Care
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: Long-term care (LTC) is an important setting for goals of care (GoC) discussions. Understanding clinician barriers to GoC discussions could identify opportunities for LTC-specific interventions to improve quantity and quality of GoC discussions in the context of serious illness.
DESIGN: A multicenter, cross-sectional survey study.
Authors
Siu HYH; Elston D; Arora N; Vahrmeyer A; Kaasalainen S; Chidwick P; Howard M; Heyland DK
Journal
Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, Vol. 21, No. 5, pp. 647–652
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
May 2020
DOI
10.1016/j.jamda.2019.08.022
ISSN
1525-8610