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Intentions to Select a Given Level of Care When Confronted With an Ethical Issue: The Impact of a Living Will
Author(s) -
Lavoie Mireille,
Blondeau Danielle,
Godin Gaston
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
journal of applied social psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.822
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1559-1816
pISSN - 0021-9029
DOI - 10.1111/j.1559-1816.1999.tb02023.x
Subject(s) - multivariate analysis of variance , psychology , construct (python library) , variance (accounting) , norm (philosophy) , social psychology , cognition , clinical psychology , nursing , medicine , psychiatry , accounting , machine learning , computer science , political science , law , business , programming language
The aim of this study is to evaluate the level of care nurses intended to select in a potential situation of overly aggressive therapy, whether the patient had or did not have a living will. MANOVA revealed that the presence of a living will had a significant impact on nurses’ decision making when selecting a level of care ( p < .0001); this impact was noted for each construct in the theoretical framework ( p < .005). Multiple regression analysis indicated the 86% of the variance in nurses’ intention was determined by the cognitive component of their attitude and perceived professional norm ( p < .0001). In summary, most of the nurses intended to respect the wishes expressed by the patient in a living will.