Choosing resuscitation status, CPR status CPR choice
Conditions
Interventions
First, a control group will receive standard care, i.e., the standard code discussion. Subsequently, an intervention group will be enrolled, in which patients will view an animated informative video (
Sponsors
Spaarne Gasthuis
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 99 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: To be eligible to participate in this study, a patient must meet all of the following criteria: (1) currently present in the emergency department, not in acute life-threatening condition, and clinically stable; (2) has been assessed at the emergency department and deemed to require hospital admission; (3) required to make a decision on a resuscitation code (Code 0, 1, 2); (4) speak and understand Dutch; and (5) is 18 years or older.Recruited healthcare professionals must meet the following: (1) treating a patient who received the video intervention; and physicians specifically must meet the additional criteria: (2) conducted the resuscitation discussion with the patient who received the video intervention.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: A patient who meets any of the following criteria will be excluded from participation in this study: (1) cognitive impaired (e.g., dementia or current mental health disorders); (2) those in acute distress requiring acute medical care (or immediate resuscitation decisions); (3) patients for whom a palliative plan (Code 3) is/will be determined; or (4) visually and/or audibly impaired.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| the primary outcome of this pilot study is Acceptability, which will assess how well the intervention is received by the patients and healthcare professionals, and will help determine whether the video is seen as a useful, comfortable, and non-intimidating addition to the standard code status discussion process. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The secondary outcomes are Fidelity, Adoption, Appropriateness, and Feasibility. Two innovation outcomes are added, namely PerceivedAdded Value and Selected Resuscitation Code. | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Contacts
Public ContactA in de Braekt
Spaarne Gasthuis
Outcome results
None listed