Development and preliminary evaluation of EMPOWER for surrogate decision-makers of critically ill patients.

Wendy G LichtenthalMartin ViolaMadeline RogersKailey E RobertsLindsay LiefChristopher E CoxChris R BrewinJiehui Cici XuPaul K MaciejewskiCynthia X PanTaylor CoatsDaniel J OuyangShayna RabinSusan C VaughanWilliam BreitbartMarjorie E MarenbergHolly G Prigerson

Published in: Palliative & supportive care (2021)

Preliminary data suggest that EMPOWER is feasible, acceptable, and associated with notable improvements in psychological symptoms among surrogates. Future research should examine EMPOWER with a larger sample in a randomized controlled trial.

Keyphrases

sleep quality
electronic health record
depressive symptoms
physical activity
deep learning