Assessment of Surrogates’ Knowledge of Patients’ Treatment Goals and Confidence in Their Ability to Make Surrogate Treatment Decisions

Assessment of Surrogates’ Knowledge of Patients’ Treatment Goals and Confidence in Their Ability to Make Surrogate Treatment Decisions

This study uses telephone interviews of patients and their surrogates to evaluate surrogates' knowledge of patients' treatment goals and confidence in their ability to make patients' treatment decisions.

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Veröffentlicht in:Archives of internal medicine (1960) 2019-02, Vol.179 (2), p.267-268
Hauptverfasser: Fried, Terri R, Zenoni, Maria, Iannone, Lynne, O’Leary, John R
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Advance Care Planning
Critical Care - psychology
Decision Making
Female
Geriatrics
Humans
Letters
Male
Medical treatment
Middle Aged
Online First
Palliative care
Patient Preference - psychology
Patient safety
Proxy
Research Letter
Veterans - psychology
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Zusammenfassung:This study uses telephone interviews of patients and their surrogates to evaluate surrogates' knowledge of patients' treatment goals and confidence in their ability to make patients' treatment decisions.
ISSN:2168-6106
2168-6114
DOI:10.1001/jamainternmed.2018.5299