A randomized trial to improve communication about end-of-life care among patients with COPD

Patients with COPD consistently express a desire to discuss end-of-life care with clinicians, but these discussions rarely occur. We assessed whether an intervention using patient-specific feedback about preferences for discussing end-of-life care would improve the occurrence and quality of communic...

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Published in:	Chest Vol. 141; no. 3; p. 726
Main Authors:	Au, David H, Udris, Edmunds M, Engelberg, Ruth A, Diehr, Paula H, Bryson, Christopher L, Reinke, Lynn F, Curtis, J Randall
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 01.03.2012
Subjects:	Advance Care Planning Aged Communication Female Humans Male Middle Aged Outcome Assessment, Health Care Patient Preference Physician-Patient Relations Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive - therapy Quality of Life Self Report Surveys and Questionnaires Terminal Care
ISSN:	1931-3543, 1931-3543
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