While a much hailed communication intervention works for families making decisions for chronically ill loved ones in medical intensive care units, researchers found the intervention was less effective ...

Rationale: Many conferences in the ICU occur with the families of patients with limited English proficiency, requiring a medical interpreter. Despite the importance of medical interpretation, little ...

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Researchers tested a structured and technology-centered program that was focused on team communication and patient engagement. They found that this approach was associated with a lower rate of adverse ...

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While a much hailed communication intervention works for families making decisions for chronically-ill loved ones in medical intensive care units, Case Western Reserve University researchers found the ...

A total of 10 conferences between physicians and families with LEP were recorded. The average length was 26.3 min (SD, 13.3 min). The languages spoken by families in the conferences were Spanish (n = ...