Adams, J. and Bailey Jr, D. E. and Anderson, R. A. and Galanos, A. N., Adaptive leadership: a novel approach for family decision making.,
Journal of palliative medicine, vol. 16 no. 3
(March, 2013),
pp. 326-9, ISSN 1557-7740 [doi]
(last updated on 2013/09/30)
Abstract:
Abstract Family members of intensive care unit (ICU) patients want to be involved in decision making, but they may not be best served by being placed in the position of having to solve problems for which they lack knowledge and skills. This case report presents an exemplar family meeting in the ICU led by a palliative care specialist, with discussion about the strategies used to improve the capacity of the family to make a decision consistent with the patient's goals. These strategies are presented through the lens of Adaptive Leadership.
Keywords:
Aged • Decision Making* • Family • Humans • Intensive Care Units* • Leadership* • Male • Professional-Family Relations* • Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Adult • Sepsis • Withholding Treatment • psychology*
