Challenge of informing patient decision making: what can we tell patients considering long-term mechanical circulatory support about outcomes, daily life, and end-of-life issues?

Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes. 2014 Jan;7(1):179-87. doi: 10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.113.000243. Epub 2014 Jan 14.

Authors

Lucy J Boothroyd¹, Laurie J Lambert, Anique Ducharme, Jason R Guertin, Georgeta Sas, Éric Charbonneau, Michel Carrier, Renzo Cecere, Jean E Morin, Peter Bogaty

Affiliation

¹ Institut National d'Excellence en Santé et en Services Sociaux, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

PMID: 24425705
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.113.000243

No abstract available

Keywords: decision support techniques; heart failure; heart-assist devices.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review

MeSH terms

Activities of Daily Living / psychology*
Communication
Decision Making*
Heart Diseases / psychology
Heart Diseases / therapy*
Heart Transplantation
Heart-Assist Devices*
Humans
Informed Consent / psychology*
Patient Participation / psychology*
Physician-Patient Relations
Risk Assessment
Terminal Care / psychology*
Treatment Outcome