Background: Factors influencing the quality of end-of-life communication are relevant to
improving end-of-life care. We assessed the quality of end-of-life communication and …

Background: Good communication with the family is a clinical imperative for high quality end-
of-life (EOL) care in intensive care unit (ICU). Many interventions aim to improve EOL …

Background Prolonging life in the ICU increasingly is possible, so decisions to limit life-
sustaining therapies frequently are made and communicated to patients and families or …

Even though good communication among clinicians, patients, and family members is
identified as the most important factor in end-of-life care in ICUs, it is the least accomplished …

Rationale: outcome measure. To date, no study has compared clinician self-assessment in
end-of-life communication with patient assessment of the quality of communication. In other …

Communication skills are paramount to the successful and humane practice of critical care
medicine. By definition, patients admitted to the critical care unit have a substantial …

OBJECTIVE: Because one in five Americans die in the intensive care unit (ICU), the potential
role of palliative care is considerable. End-of-life (EOL) communication is essential for the …

Background Despite a growing body of research into end-of-life care (EOLC) in intensive
care units (ICUs), few studies have concurrently explored the perspectives of families and …

Importance Overall, 1 of 5 decedents in the United States is admitted to an intensive care
unit (ICU) before death. Objective To describe structures, processes, and variability of end-of …

Background For many patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU), preferences for end-
of-life care are unknown, and clinicians and substitute decision-makers are required to make …