Assessment of patients’ and caregivers’ informational and decisional needs for left ventricular assist device placement: Implications for informed consent and shared decision-making - Blumenthal-Barby, Jennifer S.; Kostick, Kristin M.; Delgado, Estevan D.; Volk, Robert J.; Kaplan, Holland M.; Wilhelms, L.A.; McCurdy, Sheryl A.; Estep, Jerry D.; Loebe, Matthias; Bruce, Courtenay R. (The Journal of heart and lung transplantation, 2015)
Keywords: Adult; Aged; Attitude; caregivers; Caregivers - psychology; Decision Making; Female; heart failure; Heart Failure - therapy; Heart Transplantation; Heart-Assist Devices; Humans; Informed Consent; Interview, Psychological; Life Style; Male; Middle Aged; Patients - psychology; shared decision making; Surgery; transplant; ventricular assist device; ventricular assist device; shared decision making; heart failure; caregivers; informed consent; decision making; transplant