"We Absolutely Had the Impression That It Was Our Decision"-A Qualitative Study with Parents of Critically Ill Infants Who Participated in End-of-Life Decision Making.

Autor:	Beyer MF; Division Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Dr. von Hauner Children's Hospital, LMU University Hospital, 80337 Munich, Germany., Kuehlmeyer K; Institute of Ethics, History and Theory of Medicine, LMU Munich, 80336 Munich, Germany., Mang P; Division Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Dr. von Hauner Children's Hospital, LMU University Hospital, 80337 Munich, Germany., Flemmer AW; Division Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Dr. von Hauner Children's Hospital, LMU University Hospital, 80337 Munich, Germany., Führer M; Center for Pediatric Palliative Care, Department of Pediatrics, Dr. von Hauner Children's Hospital, LMU University Hospital, 80364 Munich, Germany., Marckmann G; Institute of Ethics, History and Theory of Medicine, LMU Munich, 80336 Munich, Germany., de Vos M; Department of Paediatrics, Emma Children's Hospital, Amsterdam University Medical Centre, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands., Schouten ES; Division Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Dr. von Hauner Children's Hospital, LMU University Hospital, 80337 Munich, Germany.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Children (Basel, Switzerland) [Children (Basel)] 2022 Dec 26; Vol. 10 (1). Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Dec 26.
DOI:	10.3390/children10010046
Abstrakt:	Background: Guidelines recommend shared decision making (SDM) between neonatologists and parents when a decision has to be made about the continuation of life-sustaining treatment (LST). In a previous study, we found that neonatologists and parents at a German Level-III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit performed SDM to a variable but overall small extent. However, we do not know whether parents in Germany prefer an extent of more or sharing. Methods: We performed a qualitative interview study with parents who participated in our first study. We analyzed the semi-structured interviews with qualitative content analysis according to Kuckartz. Results: The participation in medical decision making (MDM) varied across cases. Overall, neonatologists and parents conducted SDM in most cases only to a small extent. All parents appreciated their experience independent of how much they were involved in MDM. The parents who experienced a small extent of sharing were glad that they were protected by neonatologists from having to decide, shielding them from a conflict of interest. The parents who experienced a large extent of sharing especially valued that they were able to fulfil their parental duties even if that meant partaking in a decision to forgo LST. Discussion: Other studies have also found a variety of possibilities for parents to partake in end-of-life decision making (EOL-DM). Our results suggest that parents do not have a uniform preference for one specific decision-making approach, but rather different parents appreciate their individual experience regardless of the model for DM. Conclusion: SDM is apparently not a one-size-fits-all approach. Instead, neonatologists and parents have to adapt the decision-making process to the parents' individual needs and preferences for autonomy and protection. Therefore, SDM should not be prescribed as a uniform standard in medico-ethical guidelines, but rather as a flexible guidance for DM for critically ill patients in neonatology.
Databáze:	MEDLINE
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