Use and Meaning of "Goals of Care" in the Healthcare Literature: a Systematic Review and Qualitative Discourse Analysis.
Katharine SecundaM Jeanne WirpsaKathy J NeelyEytan SzmuilowiczGordon J WoodEllen PanozzoJoan McGrathAnne LevensonJonna PetersonElisa J GordonJacqueline M KruserPublished in: Journal of general internal medicine (2019)
The use of the phrase "goals of care" within the healthcare literature is increasingly common. We identified a consensus, operational definition that can facilitate communication about serious illness among patients, families, and clinicians and provide a framework for researchers developing interventions to improve goal-concordant care.