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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
Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology 20121210 3
<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]