Patient admission and caregiver stress

Patient and caregiver viewpoints.

For example, in this issue of the Journal, a patient with coronary artery disease discusses how he perceived his interactions with his physicians and his concerns about the lack of attention to his values and goals. In a future issue, we expect to publish the reflections of 2 sisters on their father’s experience of a complication in connection with an ICD lead replacement and how they experienc...

Dementia and caregiver stress.

Patient and family caregiver perspectives.

The introduction of any new analgesic agent or delivery system is often focused on efficacy of the agent or on considerations of use by health care professionals. Introduction of novel pain technologies should also consider the ultimate recipients of the treatments, i.e., patients and family caregivers at home. This article reviews four frequently ignored issues in the integration of new pain t...

Race, ethnicity, and the patient-caregiver relationship.

Shortly before his death in 1995, Kenneth B. Schwartz, a cancer patient at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), founded The Kenneth B. Schwartz Center at MGH. The Schwartz Center is a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting and advancing compassionate health care delivery, which provides hope to the patient, gives support to caregivers, and encourages the healing process. The center sp...

Patient Admission Preferences and Perceptions

INTRODUCTION Understanding patient perceptions and preferences of hospital care is important to improve patients' hospitalization experiences and satisfaction. The objective of this study was to investigate patient preferences and perceptions of hospital care, specifically differences between intensive care unit (ICU) and hospital floor admissions. METHODS This was a cross-sectional survey of...