Awareness of Doctors’ Shared Decision-Making in Life-Sustaining Care Decisions

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

At the end of life, communication is a key factor for good care. However, in clinical practice, it is difficult to adequately discuss end-of-life care. In order to understand and analyze how decision-making related to life-sustaining treatment (LST) is performed, the shared decision-making (SDM) behaviors of physicians were investigated.

Methods

A questionnaire was designed after reviewing the literature on attitudes toward SDM or decision-making related to LST. A final item was added after consulting experts. The survey was completed by internal medicine residents and hematologists/medical oncologists who treat terminal cancer patients.

Results

In total, 202 respondents completed the questionnaire, and 88.6% said that the decision to continue or end LST

SUBMITTER: Kim D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10180072 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature