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Kenji Numata1, Shigeki Fujitani1, Hiraku Funakoshi2
1Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, St. Marianna University, 2-16-1 Sugao, Miyamae-ku, Kawasaki City, Kanagawa, Japan; Department of Palliative Care and Geriatric Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, 55 Fruit St, Boston, MA, USA.
Objective:
This study aimed to examine self-reported code-status practice patterns among emergency clinicians from Japan and the U.S.
Methods:
A cross-sectional questionnaire was distributed to emergency clinicians from one academic medical center and four general hospitals in Japan and two academic medical centers in the U.S. The questionnaire was based on a hypothetical case involving a critically ill patient with end-stage lung cancer. The questionnaire items assessed whether respondent clinicians would be likely to pose questions to patients about their preferences for medical procedures and their values and goals.
Results:
A total of 176 emergency clinicians from Japan and the U.S participated. After adjusting for participants' backgrounds, emergency clinicians in Japan were less likely to pose procedure-based questions than those in the U.S. Conversely, emergency clinicians in Japan showed a statistically higher likelihood of asking 10 out of 12 value-based questions.
Conclusion:
Significant differences were found between emergency clinicians in Japan and the U.S. in their reported practices on posing procedure-based and patient value-based questions.
Practice Implications:
Serious illness communication training based in the U.S. must be adapted to the Japanese context, considering the cultural characteristics and practical responsibilities of Japanese emergency clinicians.
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