Factors that influence decisions about cardiopulmonary resuscitation: the views of doctors and medical students
| Autor: | Christina Faull, Martin Williams, I Baker, Freya Tyrer, Luke Feathers |
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| Rok vydání: | 2009 |
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Resuscitation
Medical psychology Students Medical Attitude of Health Personnel medicine.medical_treatment media_common.quotation_subject education Decision Making MEDLINE Quality of life (healthcare) Nursing medicine Medical Staff Humans Quality (business) Cardiopulmonary resuscitation media_common Resuscitation Orders business.industry Age Factors General Medicine Focus Groups medicine.disease Focus group Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Quality of Life Medical emergency business Attitude to Health Qualitative research |
| Zdroj: | Postgraduate medical journal. 85(1009) |
| ISSN: | 1469-0756 |
| Popis: | Background A number of studies have explored doctors’ views and experiences of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), but to our knowledge there has been no research to identify the information that doctors take into account when they make decisions about CPR. Purpose of study To investigate factors that influence decisions about CPR. Study design Qualitative study involving six focus groups with 17 doctors and four medical students in Leicester, UK. Results Doctors and medical students considered a number of factors important when making decisions about CPR—namely, the patient’s diagnosis, prognosis, age, quality of life, the opinions of doctors and other medical staff, and the wishes of patients and relevant others. The relative importance of each of these factors varied significantly and was influenced by the doctors’ own beliefs and values. Conclusions Doctors would benefit from greater support for their decision making in relation to resuscitation to reduce variability in clinical practice and to promote appropriate patient care. Identification of factors that influence doctors’ individual beliefs, attitudes and values towards resuscitation and improvement in the quality of patient communication may help to guide policy in this area. |
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