The Association Between Patient Health Status and Surrogate Decision Maker PTSD Symptoms in Chronic Critical Illness

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Blair Wendlandt ◽  
Agathe Ceppe ◽  
Christopher E Cox ◽  
Laura C. Hanson ◽  
Judith E. Nelson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Status ◽  
Critical Illness ◽  
Decision Maker ◽  
Surrogate Decision Maker ◽  
Ptsd Symptoms ◽  
Patient Health Status ◽  
Chronic Critical Illness ◽  
Patient Health ◽  
Surrogate Decision

PATIENT HEALTH STATUS TRAJECTORIES IN HEART FAILURE WITH RECOVERED EJECTION FRACTION

2019 ◽  
Vol 73 (9) ◽  
pp. 970
Author(s):  
Peter Wohlfahrt ◽  
Jose Nativi-Nicolau ◽  
Mingyuan Zhang ◽  
Craig Selzman ◽  
Tom Greene ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heart Failure ◽  
Health Status ◽  
Ejection Fraction ◽  
Patient Health Status ◽  
Patient Health

Psychiatric Advance Directives

2003 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 55-59 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paula K. Vuckovich
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Decision Maker ◽  
Advance Directives ◽  
Care Provider ◽  
Mentally Ill ◽  
Autonomous Control ◽  
Surrogate Decision Maker ◽  
Psychiatric Advance Directives ◽  
Mentally Ill Persons ◽  
Surrogate Decision

Psychiatric advance directives (PADs) have been legally defined in 12 states and implemented in all but 9. PADs may prevent unwanted treatment and identify preferred treatment. They may also allow mentally ill persons to exercise autonomous control over care even during periods of illness-induced incompetence. PADs can be beneficial for intermittently psychotic patients who have a trusted health care provider and a surrogate decision maker. Because of the growing interest in the use of PADs, nurses should be informed about the intended purposes, benefits, and drawbacks of them.

scholarly journals Chronic non-specific abdominal complaints in general practice: a prospective study on management, patient health status and course of complaints

2006 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Henriëtte AM van den Heuvel-Janssen ◽  
Jeroen AJ Borghouts ◽  
Jean WM Muris ◽  
Bart W Koes ◽  
Lex M Bouter ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
General Practice ◽  
Health Status ◽  
Prospective Study ◽  
Patient Health Status ◽  
Patient Health ◽  
A Prospective Study

scholarly journals POLST Signature Requirements: Responding With Compassion While Ensuring Informed Consent

2020 ◽  
pp. 104990912095308
Author(s):  
Robert Macauley ◽  
Susan Tolle
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Informed Consent ◽  
Decision Maker ◽  
Health Care Professional ◽  
Patient Autonomy ◽  
Necessary Condition ◽  
Surrogate Decision Maker ◽  
Decisional Capacity ◽  
Spiritual Distress ◽  
Surrogate Decision

The majority of states require the signature of a surrogate decision maker on a POLST form for a patient who lacks decisional capacity. While commendable in its intention to ensure informed consent, in some cases this may lead the surrogate to feel that they are signing their loved one’s “death warrant,” adding to their emotional and spiritual distress. In this paper we argue that such a signature should be recommended rather than required, as it is neither a sufficient nor necessary condition of informed consent. Additional steps—such as requiring the attestation and documentation of the signing health care professional that verbal consent was fully informed and voluntary—can achieve the ultimate goal of respecting patient autonomy without adding to the surrogate’s burden.

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