The objective of this research is to investigate family members' perceptions as to the end-of-
life decision-making process in an ICU. The authors conducted a qualitative descriptive …

BACKGROUND: Understanding the challenges faced by family members involved in
decisions about the use of life-sustaining treatment for incompetent patients in the ICU is …

The decision to withhold or withdraw life-sustaining treatment (LST) lies sometimes in the
hands of intensive care unit patients' families. Since 2018, family members of dying patients …

Because of their conditions, intensive care unit (ICU) patients are frequently unable to
communicate their needs and desires at the end of their lives. Family members are often …

Critical care nurses are often faced with working with families during the end-of-life care of a
loved one. Often there is indecisiveness in family members of critically ill patients when …

Background: In 2017, the elderly made up 27.3% of Japan's population, accounting for
57.2% of all ambulance trips. When an elderly person is in a critical life situation, it is difficult …

In this article, we report the findings from a qualitative study that explored how relatives of
terminally ill, alert and competent intensive care patients perceived their involvement in the …

Objective To describe the perspectives of family members to the care provided to critically ill
patients who died in the ICU. Design Multicenter, prospective, observational study. Setting …

Rationale Families of ICU patients may be at risk for increased psychological morbidity due
to end-of-life decision making. The identification of chart-based quality indicators of palliative …

Background To support the process of effective family decision making, it is important to
recognize and understand informal roles that various family members may play in the end-of …