Perceptions of quality of communication in family interactions in neurocritical care.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Given the challenges of patient-provider communication in neurocritical care lacking robust decision-making tools on prognostication, we investigated concordance in perceptions of communication among participants in family discussions and assess the different domains of communication that affect these perceptions.

Methods

Prospective observational study conducted over 4 months in a tertiary-level academic medical center neurocritical care unit. Our study involved family discussions regarding plan of care for admitted patients observed by a neutral observer. All participants completed a survey. The first four questions rated the understanding of the discussion and general satisfaction; the remaining questions were open-ended to assess the quality of communication by

SUBMITTER: Stewart R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8532511 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature