“Death Is Not a Dirty Word:” A Qualitative Study of Emergency Clinician End-of-Life Communication
PED clinicians report communication-related challenges to providing optimal care for families and patients with life-limiting diagnoses. Participants self-identified gaps in communication skills in this area. Future studies should focus on clinician educational interventions on the basis of this needs assessment and include family perspectives to develop best practice.
Authors
- Pamela S. Hinds (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6491-6649)
- Hannah Kotler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5110-6495)
- Amy H. J. Wolfe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7873-2258)
Institutions
- Children's National (US)
- Johns Hopkins University (US)
- Royal College of Emergency Medicine (GB)
- George Washington University (US)
- University of Baltimore (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PEDIATRICS
- Published
- 2024-10-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2024-067876
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.33