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SynthesisThe American journal of hospice & palliative care2016

A Systematic Review of Family Meeting Tools in Palliative and Intensive Care Settings.

Adam E Singer, Tayla Ash, Claudia Ochotorena, Karl A Lorenz, Kelly Chong, Scott T Shreve, Sangeeta C Ahluwalia

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Synthesis in The American journal of hospice & palliative care, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 15 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

15 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Adam E SingerDavid Geffen School of Medicine, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, CA, USA asinger@rand.org.
Tayla AshT.H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard University, Boston, MA, USA.
Claudia OchotorenaCollege of Nursing and Health Professions, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Karl A LorenzRAND Corporation, Santa Monica, CA, USA Quality Improvement Resource Center, Greater Los Angeles VA Health Care System, Los Angeles, CA, USA Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA, USA.
Kelly ChongQuality Improvement Resource Center, Greater Los Angeles VA Health Care System, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Scott T ShreveQuality Improvement Resource Center, Greater Los Angeles VA Health Care System, Los Angeles, CA, USA Pennsylvania State College of Medicine, Lebanon, PA, USA.
Sangeeta C AhluwaliaRAND Corporation, Santa Monica, CA, USA Fielding School of Public Health, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.

Funding

UCLA-Caltech Medical Scientist Training ProgramT32GM008042 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES · PI AJIJOLA, OLUJIMI A, DAWSON, DAVID WAYNE · 1985 to 2023
$29.9M
IMPLEMENTATION RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES IRI-MHSR25MH080916 · NIMH · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI Byron James Powell · 2009 to 2026
$3.7M
NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM008042NIMH NIH HHS R25 MH080916
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeFamily meetings can be challenging, requiring a range of skills and participation. We sought to identify tools available to aid the conduct of family meetings in palliative, hospice, and intensive care unit settings.

methodsWe systematically reviewed PubMed for articles describing family meeting tools and abstracted information on tool type, usage, and content.

resultsWe identified 16 articles containing 23 tools in 7 categories: meeting guide (n = 8), meeting planner (n = 5), documentation template (n = 4), meeting strategies (n = 2), decision aid/screener (n = 2), family checklist (n = 1), and training module (n = 1). We found considerable variation across tools in usage and content and a lack of tools supporting family engagement.

conclusionThere is need to standardize family meeting tools and develop tools to help family members effectively engage in the process.

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CommunicationFamilyGroup ProcessesChecklistDecision Support TechniquesDocumentationHospicesHumansIntensive Care UnitsPalliative CarePatient Care PlanningPatient Care TeamProfessional-Family Relationscaregiverscommunicationinterdisciplinary communicationpalliative care/psychologyprofessional–family relationsreview

Identifiers

PMID26213225
PMCPMC4728031

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