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Sarah E. Shannon

Researcher at University of Washington

Publications -  69
Citations -  36768

Sarah E. Shannon is an academic researcher from University of Washington. The author has contributed to research in topics: End-of-life care & Health care. The author has an hindex of 34, co-authored 69 publications receiving 30139 citations. Previous affiliations of Sarah E. Shannon include University of Nebraska Medical Center & Oregon Health & Science University.

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Three Approaches to Qualitative Content Analysis

TL;DR: The authors delineate analytic procedures specific to each approach and techniques addressing trustworthiness with hypothetical examples drawn from the area of end-of-life care.
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Family satisfaction with family conferences about end-of-life care in the intensive care unit: increased proportion of family speech is associated with increased satisfaction.

TL;DR: It is suggested that allowing family members more opportunity to speak during conferences may improve family satisfaction, and increased proportion of family speech during ICU family conferences was significantly associated with increased family satisfaction with physician communication.
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The family conference as a focus to improve communication about end-of-life care in the intensive care unit: opportunities for improvement.

TL;DR: In this paper, the importance of communication about end-of-life care during the family conference and specific recommendations for physicians and nurses interested in improving the quality of their communication with family members are discussed.
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Missed opportunities during family conferences about end-of-life care in the intensive care unit.

TL;DR: Identification of missed opportunities during ICU family conferences provides suggestions for improving communication during these conferences, and opportunities to pursue key principles of medical ethics and palliative care are identified.
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Effect of Communication Skills Training for Residents and Nurse Practitioners on Quality of Communication With Patients With Serious Illness: A Randomized Trial

TL;DR: Among internal medicine and nurse practitioner trainees, simulation-based communication training compared with usual education did not improve quality of communication about end-of-life care or quality of end- of- life care but was associated with a small increase in patients' depressive symptoms.