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| Family meetings - a qualitative exploration of improving care planning with older people and their families | | Author(s) | Jacqueline C Griffith, Margaret Brosnan, Kathleen Lacey |
| Journal title | Age and Ageing, vol 33, no 6, November 2004 |
| Pages | pp 577-581 |
| Source | http://www.ageing.oupjournals.org |
| Keywords | Discharge [hospitals] ; Management [care] ; Family care ; Qualitative Studies ; New Zealand. |
| Annotation | When planning for a relative's hospital discharge and rehabilitation, family meetings are part of a cyclical process of researching and adjusting agendas, and then resolving differences and reviewing outcomes. Features of successful family meetings include: clarity regarding which phase of the cycle the meeting fits; genuine documented informed consent; particular support for patient autonomy, including hearing; and accepting that differing agendas are a normal part of the process. Researchers in New Zealand used qualitative approaches to explore the subjective experiences of three groups of participants in family meetings: staff, patients and family members. Three main themes were identified in the staff focus groups: preparation, staff skills and aftermath. Opinions from family members revealed a high level of satisfaction. However, the patient interviews revealed a worrying lack of informed consent and lack of clarity of purpose. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-041216217 A |
| Classmark | LD:QKJ: QA: P6:SJ: 3DP: 7YN |
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