Use and Meaning of &quot;Goals of Care&quot; in the Healthcare Literature: a Systematic Review and Qualitative Discourse Analysis.

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The specific phrase "goals of care" (GOC) is pervasive in the discourse about serious illness care. Yet, the meaning of this phrase is ambiguous. We sought to characterize the use and meaning of the phrase GOC within the healthcare literature to improve communication among patients, families, clinicians, and researchers.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): J Gen Intern Med

Title: Journal of general internal medicine

Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC

ISSN (Electronic): 1525-1497

ISSN (Print): 0884-8734

Publication date (Electronic): May 2020

Volume: 35

Issue: 5

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[1 ] Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 633 N. St. Clair Street, 20th Floor, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA.

[2 ] Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, USA.

[3 ] Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL, USA.

[4 ] Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, USA.

[5 ] Galter Health Sciences Library and Learning Center, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, USA.

[6 ] Department of Surgery, Division of Transplantation, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, USA.

[7 ] Center for Health Services and Outcomes Research, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, USA.

[8 ] Center for Bioethics and Medical Humanities, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, USA.

[9 ] Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 633 N. St. Clair Street, 20th Floor, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA. jacqueline.kruser@northwestern.edu.

[10 ] Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, USA. jacqueline.kruser@northwestern.edu.

[11 ] Center for Health Services and Outcomes Research, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, USA. jacqueline.kruser@northwestern.edu.

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Publisher Item ID: 10.1007/s11606-019-05446-0

DOI: 10.1007/s11606-019-05446-0

PMC ID: 7210326

PubMed ID: 31637653

SO-VID: 94144d43-f26c-48bb-9e81-030c8129e661

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Keywords: discourse analysis,palliative care,systematic review,terminal care,terminology

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Keywords: discourse analysis, palliative care, systematic review, terminal care, terminology

Use and Meaning of "Goals of Care" in the Healthcare Literature: a Systematic Review and Qualitative Discourse Analysis.

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