Communication Training and Code Status Conversation Patterns Reported by Emergency Clinicians.

ABSTRACT:

Context

During acute health decompensations for seriously ill patients, emergency clinicians often determine the intensity end-of-life care. Little is known about how emergency clinicians conduct these conversations, especially among those who have received serious illness communication training.

Objectives

To determine the self-reported practice patterns of code status conversations by emergency clinicians with and without serious illness communication training.

Methods

A cross-sectional survey was conducted among emergency clinicians with and without a recent evidence-based, serious illness communication training tailored for emergency clinicians. Emergency clinicians were included from two academic medical centers. A five-point Likert scale ("very unlikely" to "ver

SUBMITTER: Prachanukool T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9790029 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature