Author, as appears in the article.: Lomero-Martínez MM, Jiménez-Herrera MF, Bodí-Saera MA, Llauradó-Serra M, Masnou-Burrallo N, Oliver-Juan E, Sandiumenge-Camps A

Department: Infermeria

URV's Author/s: Bodi Saera, Maria Amparo / Jiménez Herrera, María Francisca / LLAURADÓ SERRA, MIREIA

Keywords: Trabajo en equipo Teamwork Perception Percepción Limiting life sustaining treatment Limitación del tratamiento del soporte vital Knowledge Health providers’ attitudes Donation after circulatory death Donación en asistolia Conocimiento Actitud de los profesionales de la salud

Abstract: Limitation of life-sustaining treatment is increasingly common in critical care units, and controlled donation after circulatory death is starting to be included as an option within patient care plans. Lack of knowledge and misunderstandings can place a barrier between healthcare professionals.To determine the perceptions, knowledge and attitudes of physicians and nurses working in intensive care units regarding Limitation of life-sustaining treatment and controlled donation after circulatory death.Cross-sectional study carried out in 13 Spanish hospitals by means of an ad hoc questionnaire.Contingency tables, Pearson's chi-squared test, Student's t-test and the Mann-Whitney u-test were used to carry out descriptive, bivariate and multivariate statistical analyses of responses.Although Limitation of life-sustaining treatment is a widespread practice, the survey revealed that nurses feel excluded from the development of protocols and the decision-making process, whilst the perception of physicians is that they have greater knowledge of the topic, and decisions are reached in consensus.Multi-disciplinary training programmes can help critical healthcare providers to work together with greater coordination, thus benefitting patients and their next of kin by providing excellent end-of-life care.Copyright © 2018 Sociedad Española de Enfermería Intensiva y Unidades Coronarias (SEEIUC). Publicado por Elsevier España, S.L.U. All rights reserved.

Thematic Areas: Nursing Fundamentals and skills Critical care nursing Critical care and intensive care medicine Ciencias sociales Advanced and specialized nursing

licence for use: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/

ISSN: 15781291

Author's mail: mariaamparo.bodi@urv.cat mariaamparo.bodi@urv.cat maria.jimenez@urv.cat

Author identifier: 0000-0001-7652-8379 0000-0001-7652-8379 0000-0003-2599-3742

Record's date: 2023-04-01

Papper version: info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion

Link to the original source: https://www.elsevier.es/en-revista-enfermeria-intensiva-english-edition--430-articulo-decision-making-in-end-life-care--S2529984018300466

Licence document URL: http://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/

Papper original source: Enfermeria Intensiva. 29 (4): 158-167

APA: Lomero-Martínez MM, Jiménez-Herrera MF, Bodí-Saera MA, Llauradó-Serra M, Masnou-Burrallo N, Oliver-Juan E, Sandiumenge-Camps A (2018). Decision-making in end of life care. Are we really playing together in the same team?. Enfermeria Intensiva, 29(4), 158-167. DOI: 10.1016/j.enfi.2018.01.003

Article's DOI: 10.1016/j.enfi.2018.01.003

Entity: Universitat Rovira i Virgili

Journal publication year: 2018

Publication Type: Journal Publications