Trust in Physicians, Anxiety and Depression, and Decision-Making Preferences among Parents of Children with Serious Illness.

ABSTRACT: Objective: To assess parental decision-making preferences when caring for a child with serious illness and to evaluate for an association between preferences and parental trust in physicians, and potential modification of this association by parental anxiety or depression. Methods: We analyzed cross-sectional data from 200 parents of 158 children in the United States who had life-threatening illnesses and whose attending physicians thought that the parents would have to make major medical decision in the next 12 to 24 months. Parents completed measures of decision-making preferences, trust in physicians, anxiety, and depression. Results: Higher reported levels of trust were associated with lower preferences for autonomous decision making (Spearman

SUBMITTER: Madrigal VN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8968833 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature