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ABSTRACT: Purpose
Decision making regarding cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is challenging. This study examined the effect of a video decision support tool on CPR preferences among patients with advanced cancer.Patients and methods
We performed a randomized controlled trial of 150 patients with advanced cancer from four oncology centers. Participants in the control arm (n = 80) listened to a verbal narrative describing CPR and the likelihood of successful resuscitation. Participants in the intervention arm (n = 70) listened to the identical narrative and viewed a 3-minute video depicting a patient on a ventilator and CPR being performed on a simulated patient. The primary outcome was participants' preference for or against CPR measured immediately after exposure to either modality. Secondary outcomes were participants' knowledge of CPR (score range of 0 to 4, with higher score indicating more knowledge) and comfort with video.Results
The mean age of participants was 62 years (standard deviation, 11 years); 49% were women, 44% were African American or Latino, and 47% had lung or colon cancer. After the verbal narrative, in the control arm, 38 participants (48%) wanted CPR, 41 (51%) wanted no CPR, and one (1%) was uncertain. In contrast, in the intervention arm, 14 participants (20%) wanted CPR, 55 (79%) wanted no CPR, and 1 (1%) was uncertain (unadjusted odds ratio, 3.5; 95% CI, 1.7 to 7.2; P < .001). Mean knowledge scores were higher in the intervention arm than in the control arm (3.3 ± 1.0 v 2.6 ± 1.3, respectively; P < .001), and 65 participants (93%) in the intervention arm were comfortable watching the video.Conclusion
Participants with advanced cancer who viewed a video of CPR were less likely to opt for CPR than those who listened to a verbal narrative.
SUBMITTER: Volandes AE
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4090424 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Volandes Angelo E AE Paasche-Orlow Michael K MK Mitchell Susan L SL El-Jawahri Areej A Davis Aretha Delight AD Barry Michael J MJ Hartshorn Kevan L KL Jackson Vicki Ann VA Gillick Muriel R MR Walker-Corkery Elizabeth S ES Chang Yuchiao Y López Lenny L Kemeny Margaret M Bulone Linda L Mann Eileen E Misra Sumi S Peachey Matt M Abbo Elmer D ED Eichler April F AF Epstein Andrew S AS Noy Ariela A Levin Tomer T TT Temel Jennifer S JS
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<h4>Purpose</h4>Decision making regarding cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is challenging. This study examined the effect of a video decision support tool on CPR preferences among patients with advanced cancer.<h4>Patients and methods</h4>We performed a randomized controlled trial of 150 patients with advanced cancer from four oncology centers. Participants in the control arm (n = 80) listened to a verbal narrative describing CPR and the likelihood of successful resuscitation. Participants in ...[more]