ICU Admission Preferences in the Hypothetical Event of Acute Critical Illness: A Survey of Very Old Norwegians and Their Next-of-Kins.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To explore older patients' ICU admission preferences and their next-of-kins' ability to predict these preferences.

Design

Self-administered survey.

Setting

Three outpatient clinics, urban tertiary teaching hospital, Norway.

Patients

Purposive sample of outpatients 80 years old or older regarded as potential ICU candidates and their next-of-kins.

Interventions

None.

Measurements and main results

We asked about the patients' ICU admission preferences in three hypothetical scenarios of acute critical illness. Next-of-kin respondents were asked to make a proxy statement regarding the older respondents' wishes regarding ICU admission. For each treatment choice, all respondents could provide their level of confidence. Additionally, we sought

SUBMITTER: Schwarz GL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11630954 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature