A Randomized Trial of Shared Decision-Making in Code Status Discussions
An approach for shared decision-making that included the discussion of expected outcomes had a significant influence on the code status of medical patients, with a higher preference for DNR code status, and was associated with less uncertainty around the decision. (Funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation and the Swiss Society of General Internal Medicine; ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT03872154.).
Authors
- Thomas Peters (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2501-5519)
- Christoph R. Becker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6059-4937)
- Christine Baumgartner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2296-9632)
- Balthasar L. Hug (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4235-1995)
- René Blatter
- Drahomir Aujesky (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3970-2670)
- Valentina Delfine
- Tabita Urben
- Stefano Bassetti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1729-1425)
- Philipp Schüetz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6400-4949)
- Lena Stalder
- Arnoud J. Templeton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0847-7087)
- Nina Loretz
- Rainer Schaefert (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3077-7289)
- Nina Kaegi-Braun (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4015-295X)
- Jörg D. Leuppi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5554-0675)
- Armon Arpagaus (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-2065-6698)
- Chantal Bohren
- Jonas Mueller (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0070-5823)
- Simon Adrian Amacher (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6530-1240)
- Alessia Vincent (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7176-5172)
- Katharina Beck (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6909-6210)
- Sebastian Groß (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0231-8595)
- Sabina Hunziker
- Hannah Schmieg
Institutions
- University of Bern (CH)
- University of Lucerne (CH)
- University of Basel (CH)
- University Hospital of Bern (CH)
- University Hospital of Basel (CH)
- St. Claraspital (CH)
- Kantonsspital Aarau (CH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- NEJM Evidence
- Published
- 2025-04-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1056/evidoa2400422
- Citations
- 8
- Primary Topic
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 15.03