Abstract
A 'Do Not Attempt Resuscitation' (DNAR) order is one of the most important yet difficult medical decisions. Despite the recent European guidelines, health care professionals (HCPs) in general perceive challenges in making a DNAR order. We aimed to evaluate the types of problems related to DNAR order making. A link to a web-based multiple-choice questionnaire including open-ended questions was sent by e-mail to all physicians and nurses working in the Tampere University Hospital special responsibility area covering a catchment area of 900,000 Finns. The questionnaire covered issues on DNAR order making, its meaning and documentation. Here we report the analysis of the open-ended questions, examined based on the Ottawa Decision Support Framework with expanded individual decisional needs categories. Qualitative data describing respondents' opinions (N=648) regarding problems related to DNAR order decision making were analysed using Atlas.ti 23.12 software. In total, 599 statements (phrases) dealing with inadequate advice, information, emotional support, and instrumental help were identified. Our results show that HCPs experience lack of support in DNAR decision making on multiple levels. Digital decision-making support integrated into electronic patient records (EPR) to assure timely and clearly visible DNAR orders could be beneficial.
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