‘I am old, and I will rather abandon life with my eyes open’: a qualitative study of Norwegians aged 80 and older explaining their intensive care unit admission preferences
Despite variable expressions through different justifications, our findings highlight the need for a greater understanding of older patients' requirements for autonomy and a strong patient-centred focus in ICU admission decision-making.
Authors
- Elisabeth Skaar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7911-884X)
- Karen E. A. Burns (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9967-5424)
- Margrethe Aase Schaufel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9273-2345)
- Reidar Kvåle (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8839-6131)
- Ingrid Miljeteig (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5738-017X)
- Hans Kristian Flaatten (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9186-3482)
- Britt Sjøbø
- G. Schwarz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-4044-0561)
Institutions
- St. Michael's Hospital (CA)
- University of Toronto (CA)
- Haukeland University Hospital (NO)
- St Michael's Hospital (GB)
- University of Bergen (NO)
- Hamilton Health Sciences (CA)
- McMaster University (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Age and Ageing
- Published
- 2025-08-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afaf297
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 5.64
Funders
- Universitetet i Bergen