Implementation of advance care planning decision aids for patients undergoing high-risk surgery: a field-testing study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Patients undergoing high-risk surgery are at a risk of sudden deterioration of their health. This study aimed to examine the feasibility of the development of two patient decision aids (PtDAs) to assist patients undergoing high-risk surgeries in informed decision-making about their medical care in a crisis.

Methods

This field testing implemented two PtDAs that met the international criteria developed by the researchers for patients before surgery. Study participants were patients scheduled to be admitted to the intensive care unit after surgery at one acute care hospital in Japan and their families. The study used a mixed-methods approach. The primary outcome was patients' decision satisfaction evaluated by the SURE test. Secondary outcomes were the perception of

SUBMITTER: Yamamoto K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9554854 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature