Abstract
Context: Shared decisions between health care providers and patients and families are replacing the traditional physician-driven plans of care. Hospice philosophy recognizes the patient and family as a unit of care and embraces their role in decision making. Objective: The goal of this study was to evaluate the shared decisions between hospice nurses and patients and family members. Methods: A secondary analysis of audio recordings of 65 home hospice nurse visits from 65 home hospice nurse visits in 11 different U.S. hospice programs. Results: To varying degrees, hospice nurses used all the recommended elements of shared decision making during home visits with patients and families; however, not all elements were used in every visit. The most commonly used element was defining a problem, and the least used element was the assessment of patient and family understanding. Conclusions: Hospice staff can benefit from a more purposeful shared decision-making process and a greater focus on assessment of patient and family understanding and ability to implement plans of care.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 922-929 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Journal of Pain and Symptom Management |
| Volume | 55 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Mar 2018 |
Keywords
- Shared decision making
- caregiving
- family
- hospice
- nurse visits