Journal article
Role of allied health care professionals in goals-of-care discussions with hospitalized patients and perceived barriers: a cross-sectional survey
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Allied health care professionals can contribute meaningfully to goals-of-care discussions with seriously ill hospitalized patients and their families. We sought to explore the perspective of hospital-based allied health care professionals on their role in goals-of-care discussions and to identify barriers to their participation.
METHODS: We surveyed allied health care professionals (social workers, physiotherapists, occupational …
Authors
Martin L; Patel A; Piggott K; Wong A; Patel A; Patel M; Liu Y; Dhesy-Thind S; Wasi P; You JJ
Journal
CMAJ Open, Vol. 6, No. 2, pp. e241–e247
Publisher
Joule
Publication Date
April 2018
DOI
10.9778/cmajo.20170162
ISSN
2291-0026