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Key Points Question Do seriously ill patients’ decisions about life support interventions differ when made intuitively vs deliberatively? Findings In a randomized clinical trial of 199 hospitalized patients aged 60… Click to show full abstract
Key Points Question Do seriously ill patients’ decisions about life support interventions differ when made intuitively vs deliberatively? Findings In a randomized clinical trial of 199 hospitalized patients aged 60 years and older with serious oncologic, cardiac, and pulmonary illnesses, encouraging patients to deliberate on end-of-life decisions did not change the content or improve the quality of those decisions. Meaning It is important to evaluate whether commonly advocated decision aids and structured communication interventions improve seriously ill patients’ choices.
Journal Title: JAMA Network Open
Year Published: 2019
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