The Bereaved Families' Preferences for Individualized Goals of Care for Terminal Dyspnea: What Is an Acceptable Balance between Dyspnea Intensity and Communication Capacity?

The Bereaved Families' Preferences for Individualized Goals of Care for Terminal Dyspnea: What Is an Acceptable Balance between Dyspnea Intensity and Communication Capacity?

Background: Toward the individualized care of terminally ill patients with dyspnea (?terminal dyspnea?), it is essential to identify individualized goals of care (GOC) to achieve an acceptable balance between dyspnea intensity and communication capacity. Objective: To explore preferences for individ...

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Main Authors: Masanori Mori, Tatsuya Morita, Kengo Imai, Naosuke Yokomichi, Takashi Yamaguchi, Kento Masukawa, Yoshiyuki Kizawa, Satoru Tsuneto, Yasuo Shima, Mitsunori Miyashita
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Mary Ann Liebert 2020-05-01
Series:Palliative Medicine Reports
Subjects:
communication capacity
dyspnea intensity
goals of care
terminal dyspnea
Online Access:https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/full/10.1089/PMR.2020.0035

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