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Tuesday, December 16, 2014

What really matters in end-of-life discussions? Perspectives of patients in hospital with serious illness and their families



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 Interpretation: We identified elements of goals-of-care discussions that are most important to older adult patients in hospital with serious illness and their family members. We found that guideline-recommended elements of goals-of-care discussions are not often addressed by health care providers. Our results can inform interventions to improve the determination of goals of care in the hospital setting.

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