Abstract
ObjectiveThis cohort study identified patterns/classes of surrogates’ assessment of their relative’s quality of dying and death (QODD) and to evaluate their associations with family satisfaction with intensive care unit (ICU) care.MethodsWe identified QODD classes through latent class analysis of the frequency component of the QODD questionnaire and examined their differences in summary questions on the QODD and scores of the Family Satisfaction in the ICU questionnaire among 309 bereaved surrogates of ICU decedents.ResultsFour distinct classes (prevalence) were identified: high (41.3%), moderate (20.1%), poor-to-uncertain (21.7%) and worst (16.9%) QODD classes. Characteristics differentiate these QODD classes including physical symptom control, emotional preparedness for death, and amount of life-sustaining treatments (LSTs) received. Patients in the high QODD class had optimal physical symptom control, moderate-to-sufficient emotional preparedness for death and few LSTs received. Patients in the moderate QODD class had adequate physical symptom control, moderate-to-sufficient emotional preparedness for death and the least LSTs received. Patients in the poor-to-uncertain QODD class had inadequate physical symptom control, insufficient-uncertain emotional preparedness for death and some LSTs received. Patients in the worst QODD class had poorest physical symptom control, insufficient-to-moderate emotional preparedness for death and substantial LSTs received. Bereaved surrogates in the worst QODD class scored significantly lower in evaluations of the patient’s overall QODD, and satisfaction with ICU care and decision-making process than those in the other classes.ConclusionsThe identified distinct QODD classes offer potential actionable direction for improving quality of end-of-life ICU care.
Funder
Ministry of Science and Technology
Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
National Health Research Institutes
Subject
Medical–Surgical Nursing,Oncology (nursing),General Medicine,Medicine (miscellaneous)
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