Health Literacy of Surrogates and Communication Issues in Palliative Care Conversations in Critical Care: An Integrative Review.

Worldwide, 56.8 million persons are estimated to require palliative care. Critically ill patients benefit from palliative care by improving their quality of life through symptom management.

Pregnancy During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Communicated Narrative Sense-Making and Resilience.

Grounded in communicated narrative sense-making (CNSM) theory and communication theory of resilience (CTR), the current study investigated how women narratively constructed resilience surrounding pregnancy during the COVID-19 pandemic. Given the adverse effects of stress on pregnant individuals and their babies, it is important to understand the triggers and process of resilience in this context. We interviewed 21 cisgender women who were pregnant during the COVID-19 pandemic to solicit their stories of stress and resilience.