Objective: To provide clinicians with evidence-based strategies to optimize the support of the
family of critically ill patients in the ICU. Methods: We used the Council of Medical Specialty …

Objective: To determine whether patient-and family-centered care interventions in the ICU
improve outcomes. Data Sources: We searched MEDLINE, EMBASE, PsycINFO, CINAHL …

Objectives: Palliative care is an interprofessional specialty as well as an approach to care by
all clinicians caring for patients with serious and complex illness. Unlike hospice, palliative …

Objective: We conducted a systematic review to answer three questions: 1) Do advance care
planning and palliative care interventions lead to a reduction in ICU admissions for adult …

Purpose The integration of palliative care into intensive care units (ICUs) is advocated to
mitigate physical and psychological burdens for patients and their families, and to improve …

Background: Over the last 20 years, multiple interventions to better integrate palliative care
and intensive care unit (ICU) care have been evaluated. This systematic review summarizes …

Background Attending to the needs of family members of critically ill patients is an important
and necessary step in providing appropriate holistic care for both the patient and the family …

Background Communication between families and providers in the ICU affects patient and
family outcomes and use of health-care resources. Recent research studies have tested …

Purpose To assess family satisfaction in the intensive care unit (ICU) and areas for
improvement using quantitative and qualitative analyses. Methods Prospective cohort study …

Palliative care is an interdisciplinary care to optimize physical, psychosocial, and spiritual
symptoms of patients and their families whose quality of life is impaired by serious, life …