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Health care professionals' accuracy in predicting patients' preferred code status

B A Morris1, S E Van Niman, T Perlin

  • 1Department of Family Medicine, University of Cincinnati, OH 45267-0582.

The Journal of Family Practice
|January 1, 1995
PubMed
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Healthcare professionals struggle to accurately predict patient code status decisions. Understanding patient values is crucial for informed end-of-life care planning.

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Area of Science:

  • Medical Ethics
  • Patient Communication
  • Healthcare Decision-Making

Background:

  • Despite guidelines emphasizing physician-patient communication for do-not-resuscitate (DNR) orders, healthcare professionals often make code status decisions without patient input.
  • This highlights a gap between recommended practices and actual clinical behavior regarding patient autonomy in end-of-life care.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To assess the accuracy of healthcare professionals in predicting a patient's desired code status based solely on their medical history.
  • To identify factors influencing these predictions.

Main Methods:

  • Physicians and healthcare professionals reviewed profiles of actual patients.
  • Participants predicted the patients' desired code status and identified influential factors from the profiles.
Keywords:
Death and EuthanasiaEmpirical Approach

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Main Results:

  • Respondents accurately predicted desired code status for an average of only 6.5 out of 12 patient profiles.
  • The patient's ability to perform basic daily living activities was the most frequently cited factor influencing code status predictions.

Conclusions:

  • Clinical and demographic data alone provide limited accuracy (slightly better than chance) for predicting patient code status.
  • Healthcare professionals, particularly in long-term care, must actively engage with patients to understand their individual values and desires for code status decisions.