Preferences for life-sustaining treatment in Korean adults: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Life-sustaining treatment is any treatment that serves to prolong life without reversing the underlying medical conditions, and includes cardiopulmonary resuscitation, mechanical ventilation, haemodialysis and left ventricular assist devices. This study aimed to investigate the thoughts on life-sustaining treatment of Koreans and to assess the factors associated with deciding to not receive life-sustaining treatment if they develop a terminal disease.

Design

Cross-sectional study.

Setting

Guro-gu centre for dementia from 1 May 2018 to 31 December 2019.

Participants

In total, 150 individuals participated in this study.

Outcome measures

The questionnaire consisted of self-report items with some instructions, demographic characteristics, thoughts

SUBMITTER: Youn H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7831737 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature