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Treatment outcomes for adolescents with eating disorders seem to correlate with family reports of perceived helpfulness of the family-based treatment approach

Family-Based Treatment of Teen Eating Disorders Helpful

Findings based on mothers' and teens' perception of helpfulness and outcomes of family-based treatment
Physicians should be aware of societal codes of conduct that affect family beliefs and behaviors regarding information disclosure to pediatric patients

Docs Should Be Aware of Family Beliefs Regarding Nondisclosure

Evidence from Middle East literature suggests variability in practices, preferences of truth telling
Implementation of a family-centered rounds (FCR) checklist and associated provider training is associated with an increase in the number of FCR elements performed

Checklist for Family-Centered Rounds Deemed Beneficial

Implementing checklist improves delivery of FCRs, impacting quality and safety of care
Prior advance care planning cuts surrogates' decision-making burden

Advance Care Planning Cuts Burden of Decision Making

Prior advance care planning reduces decisional conflict of surrogates for critically ill patients
There are no significant differences in outcomes or processes of care for U.S. hospitals with policies allowing for family presence during resuscitation compared with hospitals without this policy

Outcome Not Affected by Family Presence During Resuscitation

No significant differences in outcomes of processes of care for hospitals with versus without FPDR
For children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder

Family-Centered Care Improves Outcomes in Children With ADHD

Working with families on positive, compassionate parenting skills found to be beneficial
Most lung and colorectal cancer patients involve family members in treatment decisions

Most Cancer Patients Involve Family in Treatment Decisions

Chinese-speaking Asians, Spanish-speaking Hispanics more often share decisions with family
Screening white men with a family history of prostate cancer appears to be associated with a decrease in prostate cancer-specific mortality

Prostate Cancer Mortality Benefit Seen for Family Hx-Based Screens

However, on multivariate analysis, finding did not reach statistical significance