Journal article
Barriers to Goals of Care Discussions With Seriously Ill Hospitalized Patients and Their Families: A Multicenter Survey of Clinicians
Abstract
IMPORTANCE: Seriously ill hospitalized patients have identified communication and decision making about goals of care as high priorities for quality improvement in end-of-life care. Interventions to improve care are more likely to succeed if tailored to existing barriers.
OBJECTIVE: To determine, from the perspective of hospital-based clinicians, (1) barriers impeding communication and decision making about goals of care with seriously ill …
Authors
You JJ; Downar J; Fowler RA; Lamontagne F; Y. IW; Jayaraman D; Kryworuchko J; Strachan PH; Ilan R; Nijjar AP
Journal
JAMA Internal Medicine, Vol. 175, No. 4, pp. 549–556
Publisher
American Medical Association (AMA)
Publication Date
April 1, 2015
DOI
10.1001/jamainternmed.2014.7732
ISSN
2168-6106