"It's better to have three brains working instead of one": a qualitative study of building therapeutic alliance with family members of critically ill patients

• Main Authors: Csilla Kalocsai (Author), Andre Amaral (Author), Dominique Piquette (Author), Grace Walter (Author), Shelly P. Dev (Author), Paul Taylor (Author), James Downar (Author), Lesley Gotlib Conn (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Studies in the intensive care unit (ICU) suggest that better communication between families of critically ill patients and healthcare providers is needed; however, most randomized trials targeting interventions to improve communication have failed to achieve family-centered outco...