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Article on question asking by family caregivers in hospice interdisciplinary team meetings.
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10 p.
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This is the authors manuscript version of the article. Reprinted from Research in Gerontological Nursing, 2010, 3:2, pp. 82-88. Reprinted with permission from SLACK Incorporated.
Abstract: This paper reports findings from a pilot study that enabled family caregivers to use videophone technology to participate in hospice interdisciplinary team meetings. The goal of the study was to ascertain which issues were important to caregivers and the hospice team. A qualitative content analysis of video-recorded team meetings between team members and caregivers was conducted. In a sample of 12 caregivers in 36 discussions, caregivers asked a total of 137 questions, with the majority as Yes/No questions (45.5%) mainly used to seek clarification (19.7%). Hospice staff asked 396 questions, with the majority of questions consisting of Yes/No questions (66.6%) mainly used to ask about the overall condition of the patient (17.2%). Data from this study suggest that when given the opportunity to participate in hospice team meetings caregivers will ask questions of hospice staff. Additionally, in light of prior research, this study’s findings suggest that caregivers may have questions that go unaddressed, specifically in regards to pain and medication.
Publication Title:
Research in Gerontological Nursing
Volume:
3
Issue:
2
Page Start:
82
Page End:
88
Peer Reviewed:
Yes
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Wittenberg-Lyles, Elaine; Oliver, Debra Parker; Demiris, George; Washington, Karla T.; Regehr, Kelly A. & Wilder, Heidi M.Question asking by family caregivers in hospice interdisciplinary team meetings,
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April 2010;
[Thorofare, New Jersey].
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