This preliminary study seeks to establish a baseline of barriers to communication as
identified by healthcare professionals (HCPs) working as part of interdisciplinary palliative …

Background: Much of the existing research on shared decision-making in hospice and
palliative care focuses on the provider–patient dyad; little is known about shared decision …

Hospice and palliative care teams provide interdisciplinary care to seriously-ill and
terminally-ill patients and their families. Care teams are comprised of medical and non …

METHOD Participants were recruited from a hospice agency in the midwestern United
States. Hospice staff, patients, and caregivers had given consent for participation in a larger …

Hospice care is coordinated through an interdisciplinary team (IDT), which assures that a
holistic care plan based on the patient's wishes is implemented. The extent to which an IDT …

Hospice programs rely on interdisciplinary team (IDT) collaboration in the delivery of quality
care at the end of life. The hospice philosophy advocates patient autonomy in decision …

This paper presents the theoretical framework and rationale for the ACTive intervention
which proposes the use of video technology to facilitate patient and family participation in …

In response to federal law, which requires hospices to provide end-of-life care in an
interdisciplinary team format, most hospices conduct team meetings to coordinate holistic …

The purpose of this study was to explore nurses' palliative care communication, leadership,
and collaborative work, as defined by the Standards of Practice for Palliative Nursing, using …

This paper is a secondary observation of a larger pilot study. The Assessing Caregivers for
Team Intervention via Video Encounters intervention project enabled caregiver participation …