Journal
JOURNAL OF PAIN AND SYMPTOM MANAGEMENT
Volume 31, Issue 6, Pages 513-521Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2005.11.009
Keywords
disparity; aggressive care; preference; terminal illness
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We examined the factors associated with the disparity in aggressive care preferences between patients with terminal cancer and their family members. Two hundred forty-four consecutive pairs recruited from three university hospitals participated in this study. Each pair completed questionnaires that measured two major aggressive care preferences-admission to the intensive care unit (ICU) and the use of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). Sixty-eight percent of patients and their family members were in agreement regarding admission to the ICU and 71% agreed regarding CPR. Regarding admission to the ICU, younger, unmarried patients and patients who preferred to die in an institution were more likely to have a different preference from their family caregivers. Regarding CPA younger patients and patients from severely dysfunctional families were more likely to have a different preference from their family caregivers. Elucidation of the factors associated with such disparities should help reduce them.
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