Magical thinking around end of life: An editorial on ‘Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator deactivation discussions: Reality vs. recommendations’

Abstract

Get full access to this article

View all access options for this article.

References

Hill

McIlfatrick

Taylor

. Implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) deactivation discussions: Reality versus recommendations. Eur J Cardiovasc Nurs. Epub ahead of print 22 April 2015.

Mozaffarian

Benjamin

. Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics 2015 Update: A Report from the American Heart Association. Circulation 2015; 131: e29–e322.

Mack

Smith

. Reasons Why physicians do not have discussions about poor prognosis, why it matters, and what can be improved. J Clin Oncol 2012; 30: 2715–2717.

Kim

Hwang

. Palliative care for those with heart failure: Nurses’ knowledge, attitude, and preparedness to practice. Eur J Cardiovasc Nurs 2014; 13: 124–133.

Berkhof

van Rijssen

Schellart

. Effective training strategies for teaching communication skills to physicians: an overview of systematic reviews. Patient Educ Couns 2011; 84: 152–162.

Thylén

Wenemark

Fluur

. Development and evaluation of the EOL-ICDQ as a measure of experiences, attitudes and knowledge in end-of-life in patients living with an implantable cardioverter defibrillator. Eur J Cardiovasc Nurs 2014; 13: 142–151.