Healthcare providers' perception of advance care planning for patients with critical illnesses in acute-care hospitals: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In acute-care hospitals, patients treated in an ICU for surgical reasons or sudden deterioration are treated in an outpatient ward, ICU, and other multiple departments. It is unclear how healthcare providers are initiating advance care planning (ACP) for such patients and assisting them with it. The purpose of this study is to clarify healthcare providers' perceptions of the ACP support provided to patients receiving critical care in acute-care hospitals.

Methods

A cross-sectional study was conducted using questionnaires. In this study, 400 acute-care hospitals with ICUs in Japan were randomly selected, and 1490 subjects, including intensivists, surgeons, ICU nurses, surgical floor nurses, and surgical outpatient nurses, participated. Survey items examined whether

SUBMITTER: Yamamoto K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8742355 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature