Friday 16 November 2018

Allow natural death versus do-not-resuscitate: titles, information contents, outcomes, and the considerations related to do-not-resuscitate decision

BMC Palliative Care 2018, 17:114 | Published on: 10 October 2018 
Sheng-Yu Fan, Ying-Wei Wang and I-Mei Lin

The aims of this study were to explore: (1) how “allow a natural death” versus “do not resuscitate” and specific scenarios and outcomes, influence the willingness to sign a DNR order; and (2) the information needs and consideration of the DNR decisions, and the benefits and barriers of the DNR discussion, in the general population.

Fulltext available in BMC Palliative Care