J Nicholas Dionne-Odom1, Danny G Willis2, Marie Bakitas3, Beth Crandall4, Pamela J Grace2. 1. Boston College, William F. Connell School of Nursing, Chestnut Hill, MA. Electronic address: dionneod@uab.edu. 2. Boston College, William F. Connell School of Nursing, Chestnut Hill, MA. 3. University of Alabama at Birmingham, School of Nursing, Birmingham, AL. 4. Applied Research Associates, Inc, Cognitive Solutions Division, Fairborn, OH.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Surrogate decision makers (SDMs) face difficult decisions at end of life (EOL) for decisionally incapacitated intensive care unit (ICU) patients. PURPOSE: To identify and describe the underlying psychological processes of surrogate decision making for adults at EOL in the ICU. METHODS: Qualitative case study design using a cognitive task analysis interviewing approach. Participants were recruited from October 2012 to June 2013 from an academic tertiary medical center's ICU located in the rural Northeastern United States. Nineteen SDMs for patients who had died in the ICU completed in-depth semistructured cognitive task analysis interviews. DISCUSSION: The conceptual framework formulated from data analysis reveals that three underlying, iterative, psychological dimensions (gist impressions, distressing emotions, and moral intuitions) impact an SDM's judgment about the acceptability of either the patient's medical treatments or his or her condition. CONCLUSION: The framework offers initial insights about the underlying psychological processes of surrogate decision making and may facilitate enhanced decision support for SDMs.
BACKGROUND: Surrogate decision makers (SDMs) face difficult decisions at end of life (EOL) for decisionally incapacitated intensive care unit (ICU) patients. PURPOSE: To identify and describe the underlying psychological processes of surrogate decision making for adults at EOL in the ICU. METHODS: Qualitative case study design using a cognitive task analysis interviewing approach. Participants were recruited from October 2012 to June 2013 from an academic tertiary medical center's ICU located in the rural Northeastern United States. Nineteen SDMs for patients who had died in the ICU completed in-depth semistructured cognitive task analysis interviews. DISCUSSION: The conceptual framework formulated from data analysis reveals that three underlying, iterative, psychological dimensions (gist impressions, distressing emotions, and moral intuitions) impact an SDM's judgment about the acceptability of either the patient's medical treatments or his or her condition. CONCLUSION: The framework offers initial insights about the underlying psychological processes of surrogate decision making and may facilitate enhanced decision support for SDMs.
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