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Family Satisfaction in the Adult Intensive Care Unit

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A Systematic Approach to Comfort Care Transitions in the Emergency Department

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Transitioning out of prognostic talk in discussions with families of hospice patients at the end of life: A conversation analytic study

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Family-Centered Communication and Acute Stress in Israeli Intensive Care Units

Ganz, F. D., Yihye, G., & Beckman, N. (2019) · American Journal of Critical Care · doi:10.4037/ajcc2019562 · Cited by 17 · see citing works

Mechanical ventilation withdrawal as a palliative procedure in a Brazilian intensive care unit

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The burden they bear: A scoping review of physician empathy in the intensive care unit

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“I decide myself”- A qualitative exploration of end of life decision making processes of patients and caregivers through Advance Care Planning

Lall, P., Dutta, O., Tan, W. S., Patinadan, P. V., Kang, N., Low, C. K., Car, J., & Ho, A. H. Y. (2021) · PLoS ONE · doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0252598 · Cited by 16 · see citing works

Association of social vulnerability factors with power outage burden in Washington state: 2018–2021

Richards, C. A., Amiri, S., Walden, V. P., Postma, J. M., Kapourchali, M. H., & Zuur, A. F. (2024) · PLoS ONE · doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0307742 · Cited by 15 · see citing works

Predictors of Family Dissatisfaction with Support During Neurocritical Care Shared Decision-Making

Weber, U., Zhang, Q., Ou, D., Garritano, J., Johnson, J. K., Anderson, N., Knies, A. K., Nhundu, B., Bautista, C. A., Huang, K. B., et al. (2021) · Neurocritical Care · doi:10.1007/s12028-021-01211-6 · Cited by 15 · see citing works

The satisfaction of families in the care of their loved ones in CCUs in Lebanon

Hajj, M., Gulgulian, T., Haydar, L., Saab, A., Dirany, F., & Badr, L. K. (2015) · Nursing in Critical Care · doi:10.1111/nicc.12195 · Cited by 15 · see citing works

Family satisfaction in Egyptian adult intensive care units: A mixed-method study

Eltaybani, S., & Ahmed, F. R. (2021) · Intensive and Critical Care Nursing · doi:10.1016/j.iccn.2021.103060 · Cited by 15 · see citing works

Perception of the Quality of Communication With Physicians Among Relatives of Dying Residents of Long-term Care Facilities in 6 European Countries: PACE Cross-Sectional Study

Barańska, I., Kijowska, V., Engels, Y., Finne‐Soveri, H., Froggatt, K. A., Gambassi, G., Hammar, T., Oosterveld‐Vlug, M., Payne, S. A., Noortgate, N. V. D., et al. (2019) · Journal of the American Medical Directors Association · doi:10.1016/j.jamda.2019.05.003 · Cited by 14 · see citing works

The 3 Wishes Program Improves Families’ Experience of Emotional and Spiritual Support at the End of Life

Neville, T. H., Taich, Z. J., Walling, A. M., Bear, D., Cook, D. J., Tseng, C., & Wenger, N. S. (2022) · Journal of General Internal Medicine · doi:10.1007/s11606-022-07638-7 · Cited by 14 · see citing works

Family‐centred end‐of‐life care and bereavement services in Swedish intensive care units: A cross‐sectional study

Fridh, I., & Åkerman, E. (2019) · Nursing in Critical Care · doi:10.1111/nicc.12480 · Cited by 14 · see citing works

Role Incongruence and Psychological Stress Symptoms in Substitute Decision Makers of Intensive Care Patients

Smith, O. M., Metcalfe, K. A., Puts, M. T. E., McDonald, E., Sue-Chee, S., & Friedrich, J. O. (2020) · American Journal of Critical Care · doi:10.4037/ajcc2020307 · Cited by 12 · see citing works

Validity and Reliability of a Thai Version of Family Satisfaction with Care in the Intensive Care Unit Survey

Tajarernmuang, P., Dodek, P., Heyland, D. K., Chanayat, P., Inchai, J., Pothirat, C., Liwsrisakun, C., Bumroongkit, C., Deesomchok, A., Theerakittikul, T., et al. (2020) · Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine · doi:10.5005/jp-journals-10071-23559 · Cited by 12 · see citing works

Persons with Dementia and Care Partners’ Perspectives on Memory Clinics in Primary Care

Lee, L. S., Slonim, K., Hillier, L. M., Lu, S. K., & Lee, J. (2018) · Neurodegenerative Disease Management · doi:10.2217/nmt-2018-0024 · Cited by 12 · see citing works

Quality of Communication Questionnaire for Patients Hospitalized in Intensive and Palliative Care: Validity Evidence for Use in Brazil

Castanhel, F. D., Burg, L. B., Nogueira, L. M., Filho, G. R. D. O., & Grosseman, S. (2021) · American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine® · doi:10.1177/10499091211041347 · Cited by 11 · see citing works

Navigating disagreement and conflict in the context of a brain-based definition of death

Simpson, C., Lee-Ameduri, K., Hartwick, M., Shaul, R., Kanji, A., Healey, A., Murphy, N. B., & Pope, T. (2023) · Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d'anesthésie · doi:10.1007/s12630-023-02417-2 · Cited by 10 · see citing works

Update and recommendations in decision making referred to limitation of advanced life support treatment

Estella, Á., Saralegui, I., Sanchiz, O. R., Hernández-Tejedor, A., Camps, V. L., Martín, M. C., Pericas, L. C., Burralló, N. M., Núñez, M. R., & Monzón, J. L. (2019) · Medicina Intensiva (English Edition) · doi:10.1016/j.medine.2019.07.003 · Cited by 11 · see citing works

Providing Compassionate Care: The Role of Medical Students and Videoconference Technology in the COVID-19 Pandemic

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Feasibility of an Intervention Study to Support Families When Their Loved One Has Life-sustaining Therapy Withdrawn

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Seeking and Accepting: U.S. Clergy Theological and Moral Perspectives Informing Decision Making at the End of Life

Sanders, J. J., Chow, V. W. K., Enzinger, A. C., Lam, T., Smith, P. T., Quiñones, R., Baccari, A., Philbrick, S. N., White-Hammond, G. E., Peteet, J. R., et al. (2017) · Journal of Palliative Medicine · doi:10.1089/jpm.2016.0545 · Cited by 9 · see citing works

Factors associated with family satisfaction in the adult intensive care unit: A literature review

Fortunatti, C. P., & Munro, C. L. (2021) · Australian Critical Care · doi:10.1016/j.aucc.2021.07.006 · Cited by 9 · see citing works

Family discussions on life-sustaining interventions in neurocritical care

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Psychosoziale Angehörigenversorgung: Rahmenkonzept für Intensivstationen

Deffner, T., Münch, U., Rießen, R., Nydahl, P., & Hierundar, A. (2022) · Medizinische Klinik - Intensivmedizin und Notfallmedizin · doi:10.1007/s00063-022-00966-w · Cited by 8 · see citing works

Family satisfaction in a neuro trauma ICU

Peterson, M. J., Woerhle, T., Harry, M. L., Heger, A. M. C., Gerchman‐Smith, M., Vogel, L. E., Hughes, C., & McCarty, C. A. (2020) · Nursing in Critical Care · doi:10.1111/nicc.12583 · Cited by 8 · see citing works

Perceptions of Patients and Their Families Regarding Limitation of Therapeutic Effort in the Intensive Care Unit

Camargo, J. C. M., Hernández‐Martínez, A., Rodríguez‐Almagro, J., Parra-Fernández, M. L., Prado-Laguna, M. D. C., & Martı́n, M. (2021) · Journal of Clinical Medicine · doi:10.3390/jcm10214900 · Cited by 8 · see citing works

Impact of the “WeChat Cloud Service” Option for Patients in an Emergent Intensive Care Unit During an Epidemic in Tai Zhou China

Wang, J., Qin, J., Tung, T., Chen, J., Zheng, N., Lu, L., & Jin, Y. (2022) · Frontiers in Medicine · doi:10.3389/fmed.2021.833942 · Cited by 7 · see citing works

Palliative and end-of-life care practices for critically ill patients and their families in a peri-intensive care setting: A protocol for an umbrella review

Salins, N. S., Rao, A. P., Dhyani, V. S., Prasad, A., Mathew, M., Damani, A., Rao, K. S., Nair, S., Shanbhag, V., Rao, S., et al. (2024) · Palliative & Supportive Care · doi:10.1017/s1478951524000130 · Cited by 13 · see citing works

Mechanisms of end-of-life communication contributing to optimal care at the end of life: a review of reviews

Khonsari, S., Johnston, B. M., Patterson, H., & Mayland, C. R. (2024) · BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care · doi:10.1136/spcare-2024-004904 · Cited by 8 · see citing works

Family satisfaction with intensive care and preexisting family and patient characteristics: equivalence analysis of cross-sectional surveys

Riguzzi, M., Verweij, L., & Naef, R. (2025) · Intensive and Critical Care Nursing · doi:10.1016/j.iccn.2025.104106 · Cited by 7 · see citing works

Challenges of nursing teaching-learning to care for human dying - professors' perceptions

Nunes, E. C. D. A., & Santos, A. D. A. (2017) · Escola Anna Nery · doi:10.1590/2177-9465-ean-2017-0091 · Cited by 7 · see citing works

An Intensive Care Unit Team Reflects on End-of-Life Experiences With Patients and Families in Chile

Palma, A., Aliaga-Castillo, V., Bascuñan, L., Rojas, V. A., Ihl, F., & Medel, J. N. (2022) · American Journal of Critical Care · doi:10.4037/ajcc2022585 · Cited by 7 · see citing works

Family Meeting Training Curriculum: A Multimedia Approach With Real-Time Experiential Learning for Residents

Glod, S. A., Kang, A., & Wojnar, M. M. (2020) · MedEdPORTAL · doi:10.15766/mep_2374-8265.10883 · Cited by 6 · see citing works

A Survey of Patient Perspectives on Approach to Health Care: Focus on Physician Competency and Compassion

Heinze, K. D., Suwanabol, P. A., Vitous, C. A., Abrahamse, P. H., Gibson, K. E., Lansing, B. J., & Mody, L. (2020) · Journal of Patient Experience · doi:10.1177/2374373520968447 · Cited by 6 · see citing works

Selecting the Best Instrument to Measure Family Perceptions of End-of-Life Communication in Intensive Care Units

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A 6-y retrospective cohort study of family satisfaction with critical care and decision-making in an Australian intensive care unit

Khan, S., Digby, R., Giordano, N. A., Hade, S., & Bucknall, T. K. (2021) · Australian Critical Care · doi:10.1016/j.aucc.2021.05.009 · Cited by 6 · see citing works

The Intensive Care Unit

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Navigating Appropriateness of Care in the ICU: A Case-Based Application of the Fourfold Assessment

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Outcomes of palliative care consultation in patients with ESRD who received cardiopulmonary resuscitation

Hsu, C. M., Murad, H., Neuendorf, K., Gao, T., Schold, J. D., & Saeed, F. (2021) · Clinical Nephrology · doi:10.5414/cn110096 · Cited by 5 · see citing works

Transferring home to die from critical care units: A scoping review of international practices

Lin, Y., Long‐Sutehall, T., & Myall, M. (2021) · Journal of Critical Care · doi:10.1016/j.jcrc.2021.06.012 · Cited by 5 · see citing works

Practicing Neighbor Love: Empathy, Religion, and Clinical Ethics

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Care of the Patient Nearing the End of Life in the Neurointensive Care Unit

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Determinants of aggregate length of hospital stay in the last year of life in Switzerland

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Decreased Administration of Life-Sustaining Treatment just before Death among Older Inpatients in Japan: A Time-Trend Analysis from 2012 through 2014 Based on a Nationally Representative Sample

Sakai, M., Ohtera, S., Iwao, T., Neff, Y., Uchida, T., Takahashi, Y., Kato, G., Kuroda, T., Nishimura, S., & Nakayama, T. (2021) · International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health · doi:10.3390/ijerph18063135 · Cited by 5 · see citing works

Factors associated with bereaved family surrogates’ satisfaction with end-of-life care in intensive care units

Chiang, M.-C., Huang, C.-C., Hu, T., Chou, W., Chuang, L., & Tang, S. T. (2022) · Intensive and Critical Care Nursing · doi:10.1016/j.iccn.2022.103243 · Cited by 5 · see citing works

Extubação paliativa: reflexões bioéticas sobre cuidados em fim de vida

Natividade, T. D. S. S., Coelho, P. Y. C., de Aguiar, D. R., da Silva, G. L., da Silva, R. B., & Soeiro, A. C. V. (2021) · Revista Bioética · doi:10.1590/1983-80422021293491 · Cited by 4 · see citing works

Contingency Help: The Main Strategy of Iranian Nurses in Dealing With the Family of the End-of-Life Patients

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Family ratings of ICU care. Is there concordance within families?

Jensen, H. I., Downey, L., Koopmans, M., Curtis, J. R., Engelberg, R. A., & Gerritsen, R. T. (2019) · Journal of Critical Care · doi:10.1016/j.jcrc.2019.10.011 · Cited by 4 · see citing works

Advancing Palliative Care in Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine

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An Ethic of Heroism Shapes Next of Kin's Perceptions of Veterans' End-of-Life Care in Veterans Affairs Medical Centers

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Terminal Extubation or Terminal Weaning: Is it Feasible in Indian Intensive Care Units?

Kumar, A., Mani, R. K., & Bhat, R. S. (2024) · Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine · doi:10.5005/jp-journals-10071-24631 · Cited by 3 · see citing works

A Prospective Study of Family Satisfaction Changes After Tracheostomy Placement in Trauma Patients

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Shared Decision-making in Palliative and End‑of‑life Care in the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit

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Family Satisfaction With End-of-Life Care in the Intensive Care Unit

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