Public attitudes to emergency care treatment plans: a population survey of Great Britain.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To measure community attitudes to emergency care and treatment plans (ECTPs).

Design

Population survey.

Setting

Great Britain.

Participants

As part of the British Social Attitudes Survey, sent to randomly selected addresses in Great Britain, 1135 adults completed a module on ECTPs. The sample was nationally representative in terms of age and location, 619 (55%) were female and 1005 (89%) were of white origin.

Outcome measures

People's attitudes having an ECTP for themselves now, and in the future; how comfortable they might be having a discussion about an ECTP and how they thought such a plan might impact on their future care.

Results

Predominantly, respondents were in favour of people being able to have an ECTP, with 908/1135 (80%) bei

SUBMITTER: Underwood M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11429361 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature