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Clinical practice guidelines for communicating prognosis and end‐of‐life issues with adults in the advanced stages of a life‐limiting illness, and their caregivers
Author(s) -
Clayton Josephine M,
Hancock Karen M,
Butow Phyllis N,
Tattersall Martin H N,
Currow David C
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2007.tb01100.x
Subject(s) - limiting , citation , gerontology , clinical practice , psychology , library science , medicine , psychoanalysis , computer science , family medicine , engineering , mechanical engineering
Prognostic and end-of-life communication is a vital skill for health care professionals caring for patients with progressive life-limiting illnesses, and their families. Expert opinion varies, and high-quality evidence on how best to discuss these issues with such patients and their caregivers is limited. These guidelines were developed to address these issues. The guidelines were developed through the following methods: - Systematic literature review of the best available evidence on discussion of prognosis and end-of-life issues; - Review of previous relevant guidelines and expert opinions in the literature; and - Refining of draft guidelines by an expert advisory panel. The key recommendations of these guidelines are for health professionals to consider the recommendations conveyed by the acronym PREPARED.