Perception differences regarding futility of treatment between physicians and non-healthcare-workers

Understanding perceptions of futile care may aid in improving communication regarding plan of care. [...]we aimed to explore perceptions of potentially futile end of life treatment plans between physicians and non-healthcare-workers as well as factors that affected their perceptions. The study would...

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Published in:The American journal of emergency medicine 2023-12, Vol.74, p.178-180
Main Authors: Trtchounian, Anna, Neville, Casey, McCabe, Zach, Sidle, Meg Wright, Wolin, Sydney, Sattler, Steven, Arrillaga, Abenamar
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cancer therapies
Communication
Dementia
Emergency medical care
End-of-life care
Ethics
Families & family life
Futile treatment
Futility
Health care
Medical personnel
Minority & ethnic groups
Palliative care
Patient satisfaction
Perceptions
Physicians
Questionnaires
Surgeons
Workers
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Summary:Understanding perceptions of futile care may aid in improving communication regarding plan of care. [...]we aimed to explore perceptions of potentially futile end of life treatment plans between physicians and non-healthcare-workers as well as factors that affected their perceptions. The study would also benefit from a larger sample size to increase the power of the data.Sources of support/funding None. Non-healthcare-workers Physicians Gender Female 56.7% 38.9% Male 40.0% 61.1% Other 3.3% 0.0% Age 18–29 23.3% 27.8% 30–39 13.3% 47.2% 40–49 10.0% 13.9% 50–59 36.7% 8.3% 60 or older 16.7% 2.8% Ethnic Group Caucasian 79.3% 73.5% non-white 20.7% 26.5% Consider themselves religious 71.4% 50.0% Experienced the death of a close person in the last 6 months 30.0% 13.9% Experienced the death of a close person in the past 5 years 80.0% 63.9% Attended an advanced cardiac life support (ACLS) course in 3.3% 100.0% in the past 5 years Table 1 Demographics.
ISSN:0735-6757
1532-8171
DOI:10.1016/j.ajem.2023.09.045