McKnight's January 5, 2024
Kristen Fischer

A mobile app targeting intensive care unit (ICU) physicians and family members with loved ones who need palliative care worked well to improve communication issues that exist based on race.

The mobile app, ICUconnect, is a communication tool that includes texts and emails to remind family members and doctors to complete tasks such as taking surveys and conducting family meetings. The interface also included videos for families explaining palliative care basics. The tool was used for a seven- to 10-day intervention period. The tool is in development from a grant at Duke University.

A study on the findings was published Thursday in JAMA Network Open.

ICUconnect was designed to address gaps in communication among Black family members who reported worse...

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