Improving Communication Near the End of Life
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3759053 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Susan E Hickman (0000-0003-1514-8430, Oregon Health & Science University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2002 |
| Volume | 46 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 252-267 |
| Publication date | 2002-10-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Behavioral Scientist (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-7642 • E-ISSN: 1552-3381 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/000276402236677 |
| OpenAlex | W1991598356 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 56 |
Research suggests that communication near the end of life is problematic. A literature review was conducted to identify barriers to optimal communication near the end of life and strategies to overcome them. Barriers include clinician beliefs, patient characteristics, American popular and medical cultures, and the health care system. Clinician and patient barriers can be addressed through education, advance planning, the inclusion of patients' family members, and individualizing care. Cultural and systems problems can be addressed through public as well as professional education, alternative models of care, and coalition building. Combined, these approaches can help improve communication near the end of life and ultimately improve care for the dying
Advance care planning · End-of-life care · Health care · Inclusion (mineral) · Medical education · Palliative care · Political science · Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life · Medicine · Nursing · Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues · Patient Dignity and Privacy · Psychology · Social Psychology
Asian and Pacific Islander Cultural Values
Factors Considered Important at the End of Life by Patients, Family, Physicians, and Other Care Providers
Ethnicity and Attitudes Toward Patient Autonomy
A Controlled Trial to Improve Care for Seriously III Hospitalized Patients
What about the Family
The Enormity of the Task
Support and the Invisible Family
How We Lie
End-of-Life Care after Termination of Support
Reconceiving the Family
Once Again, Reality
The Support Study
The Support Project
Decisions near the end of life
| Citations per year | 0.1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2005 - 2014 (10) |
| Highly cited | No |