Family satisfaction with family conferences about end-of-life care in the intensive care unit: increased proportion of family speech is associated with increased …

JR McDonagh, TB Elliott, RA Engelberg… - Critical care …, 2004 - journals.lww.com
Objective: Family members of critically ill patients report dissatisfaction with family-clinician
communication about withdrawing life support, yet limited data exist to guide clinicians in this …

[HTML][HTML] A measure of the quality of dying and death: Initial validation using after-death interviews with family members

JR Curtis, DL Patrick, RA Engelberg, K Norris… - Journal of pain and …, 2002 - Elsevier
A reliable and valid measure of the quality of the dying experience would help clinicians
and researchers improve care for dying patients. To describe the validity of an instrument …

The family conference as a focus to improve communication about end-of-life care in the intensive care unit: opportunities for improvement

…, SE Shannon, PD Treece, RA Engelberg… - Critical care …, 2001 - journals.lww.com
The intensive care unit (ICU) represents a hospital setting in which death and discussion
about end-of-life care are common, yet these conversations are often difficult. Such difficulties …

Effect of communication skills training for residents and nurse practitioners on quality of communication with patients with serious illness: a randomized trial

…, B Edlund, RW Arnold, K O'Connor, RA Engelberg - Jama, 2013 - jamanetwork.com
… Drs Feemster and Engelberg reported receiving salary support from a career development
award from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. Dr Reinke reported receiving grants …

Missed opportunities during family conferences about end-of-life care in the intensive care unit

JR Curtis, RA Engelberg, MD Wenrich… - American Journal of …, 2005 - atsjournals.org
Background: Improved communication with family members of critically ill patients can decrease
the prolongation of dying in the intensive care unit (ICU), but few data exist to guide the …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluating the quality of dying and death

DL Patrick, RA Engelberg, JR Curtis - Journal of pain and symptom …, 2001 - Elsevier
We propose a model for evaluating the quality of dying and death based on concepts elicited
from literature review, qualitative interviews with persons with and without chronic and …

Refinement, scoring, and validation of the Family Satisfaction in the Intensive Care Unit (FS-ICU) survey

RJ Wall, RA Engelberg, L Downey… - Critical care …, 2007 - journals.lww.com
Objectives: To refine the Family Satisfaction in the Intensive Care Unit (FS-ICU) survey and
develop a validated method for scoring the instrument. Design: Instrument development study…

Randomized trial of communication facilitators to reduce family distress and intensity of end-of-life care

…, N Khandelwal, JP Young, RA Engelberg - American journal of …, 2016 - atsjournals.org
Rationale: Communication with family of critically ill patients is often poor and associated
with family distress. Objectives: To determine if an intensive care unit (ICU) communication …

Predictors of symptoms of posttraumatic stress and depression in family members after patient death in the ICU

CJ Gries, RA Engelberg, EK Kross, D Zatzick… - Chest, 2010 - Elsevier
Background Patients' deaths in the ICU have been associated with a high burden of psychologic
symptoms in families. This study identifies characteristics associated with psychologic …

Estimating the effect of palliative care interventions and advance care planning on ICU utilization: a systematic review

N Khandelwal, EK Kross, RA Engelberg… - Critical care …, 2015 - journals.lww.com
Engelberg received support for article research from the NIH. Her institution received grant
support from the NIH, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Patient-Centered Outcomes …