Open Access<p>Association Between the Communication Skills of Physicians and the Signing of Do-Not-Resuscitate Consent for Terminally Ill Patients in Emergency Rooms (Cross-Sectional Study)</p>
Author(s) -
ChihHung Chen,
Yahui Cheng,
Fen-Ju Chen,
Eng-Yen Huang,
Po-Ming Liu,
ChiaTe Kung,
Chao-Hui Su,
Shu-Hwa Chen,
PengChen Chien,
Ching-Hua Hsieh
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
risk management and healthcare policy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.828
H-Index - 22
ISSN - 1179-1594
DOI - 10.2147/rmhp.s232983
Subject(s) - do not resuscitate , terminally ill , medicine , do not resuscitate order , family medicine , logistic regression , informed consent , palliative care , association (psychology) , family member , medical emergency , nursing , psychology , alternative medicine , pathology , psychotherapist
The signing of do-not-resuscitate (DNR) consent is mandatory in providing a palliative approach in the end-of-life care for the terminally ill patients and requires an effective communication between the physician and the patients or their family members. This study aimed to investigate the association between the communication skills of physicians who participated in the SHARE (supportive environment, how to deliver the bad news, additional information, reassurance, and emotional support) model course on the patient notification and the signing of do-not-resuscitate (DNR) consent by the terminally ill patients at emergency rooms.