Predictors of public support for family presence during cardiopulmonary resuscitation: A population based study.
Background: The debate on whether individuals want their family to be present during cardiopulmonary resuscitation continues to be a contentious issue, but there is little analysis of the predictors of the general public's opinion. The aim of this population based study was to identify factors that...
| Published in: | International Journal of Nursing Studies Vol. 52; no. 6; pp. 1064 - 1071 |
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Elsevier B.V.
Jun2015
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=103131948&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 103131948 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 00207489 JHV jtl: International Journal of Nursing Studies issn: 00207489 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Jun2015 vid: 52 iid: 6 pid: 82545 pub: Elsevier B.V. place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania artinfo: ui: 103131948 103131948 103131948 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2015.03.004 103131948 ppf: 1064 ppct: 7 formats: fmt: @attributes: type: P tig: atl: Predictors of public support for family presence during cardiopulmonary resuscitation: A population based study. aug: au: Dwyer, Trudy A. affil: Central Queensland University Australia, Building 18 Rockhampton, Bruce Highway, Rockhampton, QLD 4702 Australia sug: subj: Heart Arrest Therapy Resuscitation, Cardiopulmonary Family Presence Public Opinion Emergency Care Human Funding Source Cross Sectional Studies Interviews Queensland Patient-Family Relations Stress, Psychological Surveys Random Sample Descriptive Statistics Data Analysis Software Chi Square Test Socioeconomic Factors Logistic Regression Summated Rating Scaling Scales Odds Ratio P-Value Child Male Female Adolescence Adult Middle Age Aged Decision Making, Family Child: 6-12 years Adolescent: 13-18 years Adult: 19-44 years Middle Aged: 45-64 years Aged: 65+ years Male Female ab: Background: The debate on whether individuals want their family to be present during cardiopulmonary resuscitation continues to be a contentious issue, but there is little analysis of the predictors of the general public's opinion. The aim of this population based study was to identify factors that predict public support for having family present during cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Design: Data for this cross-sectional population based study were collected via computer-assisted-telephone-interviews of people (n = 1208) residing in Central Queensland, Australia. Results: Participants supported family members being present should their child (75%), an adult relative (52%) or they themselves (51%) require cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Reasons cited for not wanting to be present were; distraction for the medical team (30.4%), too distressing (30%) or not known/not considered the option (19%). Sex and prior exposure to being present during the resuscitation of adults and children were both predictors of support (p < 0.05). Reasons for not wanting to be present differed significantly for males and females (p = 0.001). Conclusion: Individual support for being present during cardiopulmonary resuscitation varies according to; sex, prior exposure and if the family member who is being resuscitated is a family member, their child or the person themselves. A considerable proportion of the public have not considered nor planned for the option of being present during a cardiac arrest of an adult relative. Clinicians may find it useful to explain the experiences of other people who have been present when supporting families to make informed decisions about their involvement in emergency interventions. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: research tables/charts Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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