Navigating and Communicating about Serious Illness and End of Life
Vicki A. Jackson, Linda L. Emanuel
Abstract
Conversations about prognosis are difficult for patients and clinicians. Clinicians should partner with patients as they integrate prognostic information into goals and end-of-life decisions.
Topics & Concepts
End-of-life careTerminally illMedicineIntensive care medicinePsychologyMedical emergencyInternet privacyNursingPalliative careComputer sciencePalliative Care and End-of-Life IssuesChildhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of LifeFamily and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units