1. An emergency department nurse led intervention to facilitate serious illness conversations among seriously ill older adults: A feasibility study
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Ouchi, Kei, Lee, Rachel S, Block, Susan D, Aaronson, Emily L, Hasdianda, Mohammad A, Wang, Wei, Rossmassler, Sarah, Lopez, Ruth Palan, Berry, Donna, Sudore, Rebecca, Schonberg, Mara A, and Tulsky, James A
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Health Services and Systems ,Nursing ,Health Sciences ,Aging ,Clinical Research ,Generic health relevance ,Good Health and Well Being ,Humans ,Female ,Aged ,Middle Aged ,Male ,Feasibility Studies ,Nurse's Role ,Advance Care Planning ,Advance Directives ,Emergency Service ,Hospital ,Emergency department ,motivational interviewing ,advance care planning ,behavior therapy ,Public Health and Health Services ,Other Medical and Health Sciences ,Gerontology ,Health services and systems - Abstract
BackgroundSerious illness conversations may lead to care consistent with patients' goals near the end of life. The emergency department could serve as an important time and location for these conversations.AimTo determine the feasibility of an emergency department-based, brief motivational interview to stimulate serious illness conversations among seriously ill older adults by trained nurses.DesignA pre-/post-intervention study.Settings/participantsIn an urban, tertiary care, academic medical center and a community hospital from January 2021 to January 2022, we prospectively enrolled adults ⩾50 years of age with serious illness and an expected prognosis
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- 2023