• Am J Hosp Palliat Care · Nov 2002

    Communicating with surrogate decision-makers in end-of-life situations: substitutive descriptive language for the healthcare provider.

    • Michael Limerick.
    • University of Texas at Austin, USA.
    • Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2002 Nov 1;19(6):376-80.

    AbstractThis article discusses the manner and actual wording used by healthcare providers in communicating difficult information as it relates to end-of-life discussions. Several examples are given and substitutive language is suggested for more effectively obtaining informed consent from surrogate decision-makers, who are often responsible for determining the course of care for the terminally ill.

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