Issues and implications of the life-sustaining treatment decision act: comparing the data from the survey and clinical data of inpatients at the end-of-life process.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Health professionals had difficulty choosing the right time to discuss life-sustaining treatments (LSTs) since the Korean Act was passed in 2018.

Objective

This study aimed to understand how patients decide to undergo LSTs in clinical practice and to compare the perceptions of these decisions among health professionals, patients, and families with suggestions to support the self-directed decisions of patients.

Research design

A retrospective observational study with electronic medical records (EMRs) and a descriptive survey was used.

Methods

The data obtained from the EMRs included all adult patients who died in end-of-life care at a university hospital in 2021. We also conducted a survey of 214 health professionals and 100 patients and their familie

SUBMITTER: Song E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11331642 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature