Guiding intensive care physicians’ communication and behavior towards bereaved relatives: study protocol for a cluster randomized controlled trial (COSMIC-EOL)

Guiding intensive care physicians’ communication and behavior towards bereaved relatives: study protocol for a cluster randomized controlled trial (COSMIC-EOL)

Abstract Background Providing appropriate support and care for end-of-life patients and their relatives is a major concern and a daily responsibility for intensivists. Bereaved relatives of non-surviving patients in intensive care units (ICUs) often suffer from prolonged grief, posttraumatic stress...

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Main Authors: Nancy Kentish-Barnes, Sylvie Chevret, Elie Azoulay
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-12-01
Series:Trials
Subjects:
Intensive care
End-of-life
Communication
Palliative care
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13063-018-3084-7

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