Science news articles about 'surrogate decision makers'

... Internal Medicine found that one in five doctors are not comfortable working with a surrogate decision maker. The doctors surveyed reported ineffective communication, lack of satisfaction with the ...

... 's choices," said Dr. White. "The family's most important job when acting as a surrogate decision maker is to give voice to the patient's values. I think our research highlights that the physician's ...

... in their decision making. "The number of times that a physician will deal with a surrogate decision maker is growing as our population ages and conditions such as Alzheimer's disease become more ...

... Prognosis When a patient is incapacitated by serious illness, family members become surrogate decision makers. However, physicians may feel reluctant to discuss a particularly poor prognosis with ...

... face-to-face interviews with 179 surrogate decision-makers for patients in four separate intensive ... to help family members navigate the process of surrogate decision making in the ICU setting. John ...

... the direct responsibility of the physician, rather than that of the patient or the patient's surrogate decision-maker(s) as it is in the U.S. "In England, there is universal health care through the ...