The purpose of this review was to evaluate end-of-life care (EOLC) in the intensive care unit
(ICU) from the perspective of family members. Sandelowski's segregated approach from …

Background The decision partner concept emerged to describe someone who contributes to
healthcare decision-making with a patient. There is a need for greater precision and …

Cognitive demand and mental workload assessment are essential for the optimal interaction
of human-machine systems. The aim of this study was to investigate the cognitive demands …

The increased focus on patient and family-centered care in adult intensive care units (ICUs)
has generated multiple platforms for clinician–family communication beyond traditional …

Context Little is known about whether early palliative care (EPC) support for family
caregivers (CGs) impacts depressive symptoms and grief after care recipients die …

Family and friend caregivers play critical roles in ensuring that persons with serious illness
receive high-quality care, and their responsibilities often increase as patients transition from …

Personas can be used to understand patterns of variation in patients' performance of
cognitive work, particularly self-care decision making. In this study, we used a patient …

Background Conceptual ambiguities prevent advancements in end-of-life decision making
in clinical practice and research. Purpose To clarify the components of and stakeholders …

Making medical decisionson behalf of hospitalized patients who lack decisional capacity
can be extraordinarily stressful for family members acting as their surrogates. In a2011reviewof40studiesthatincluded2854s …

Background A better understanding of the perceptions of family members in making
surrogate decisions for loved ones during intensive care is needed to inform the …