Forgoing life sustaining treatment decision-making in critically ill children: Parental views and factor’s influence

Nurnaningsih, Nurnaningsih and Setiyarini, Sri and Al Mirzanah, Syafat’atun and Padmawati, Retna Siwi and Juffrie, Mohammad (2021) Forgoing life sustaining treatment decision-making in critically ill children: Parental views and factor’s influence. Clinical Ethics, 16 (3). 246 – 251. ISSN 14777509

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Abstract

Objective: Explore parents’ point of view about forgoing life sustaining treatment (LST) in terminal critically ill children and factors affecting their decisions. Method: This was a qualitative study using in-depth interviews with parents whose child died between 6–12 months old in pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) of a university-affiliated teaching hospital. Interviews were audiotaped and transcribed. Data were analyzed using interpretive description method. Result: A total of 7 parents of 5 children decided to withhold or withdraw LST. Five parents from 4 children decided to sign the do not attempt resuscitation (DNAR), and none choose to withdrew the LST, including mechanical support. Factors influenced their decision were communication, value of children, child best interest, intuition, religious belief, and emotions. Economic factors did not influence the decision-making. Conclusion: Most parents decided to sign the DNAR, none choose to withdrew mechanical support. Communication was the most important factor that influenced parents to make a forgoing LST decision. © The Author(s) 2020.

Item Type: Article
Additional Information: Cited by: 2; All Open Access, Hybrid Gold Open Access
Subjects: R Medicine > RB Biomedical Sciences
Divisions: Faculty of Medicine, Public Health and Nursing > Biomedical Sciences
Depositing User: Sri JUNANDI
Date Deposited: 27 Sep 2024 00:35
Last Modified: 27 Sep 2024 00:35
URI: https://ir.lib.ugm.ac.id/id/eprint/4605

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