Login / Signup

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 Kruser
Published 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.
Keyphrases
  • healthcare
  • palliative care
  • systematic review
  • quality improvement
  • advanced cancer
  • pain management
  • physical activity