PMID: 15231462Jul 3, 2004Paper

Personal preferences regarding family member presence during resuscitation

Academic Emergency Medicine : Official Journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine
Marny BenjaminMary Carr

Abstract

Previous studies have shown that family members wish to be present during the resuscitation of a family member. No studies have addressed whether the patient would want family members present if he or she required resuscitation. The authors wanted to determine patients' preferences regarding family member presence during their own resuscitation. A seven-item survey was administered to a sample of patients and their family members older than 17 years of age on six randomly chosen shifts in an academic community hospital emergency department. Responses were analyzed using chi-square and t-tests. Subjective comments were also recorded. A total of 266 subjects were asked to participate in the study; 200 subjects agreed to complete the survey. Most (72%) wanted a family member present. However, 21% did not wish any family member to be present. Positive responders (family present) tended to be younger (mean, 39.4 years; 95% confidence interval = 36.7 to 42.2) than negative responders (mean, 50.5 years; 95% confidence interval = 42.9 to 55.7; p < 0.001). Positive responders were also more likely to be nonwhite (chi2 = 6.29, p < 0.05). Gender, education, or health status was not associated with responder type. Of positive responders, 5...Continue Reading

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