How, When and Where to Discuss Do Not Resuscitate: A Prospective Study to Compare the Perceptions and Preferences of Patients, Caregivers, and Health Care Providers in a Multidisciplinary Lung Cancer Clinic

Patients' desires related to the seriousness of an imagined or future medical state.

“Patients’ desires related to the seriousness of an imagined or future medical state32”

Most patients and caregivers had already thought about DNACPR in anticipation or preparation of having this discussion with the healthcare provider; only 37.5% of them had DNACPR knowledge.

“Most patients and caregivers had already thought about DNACPR in anticipation or preparation of having this discussion with the healthcare provider32; with only 37.5% of them having DNACPR knowledge.”

End-of-life issues were identified as being discussed prior to becoming severely ill, being informed of a poor prognosis and/or referred for palliative care, having 4-6 months to live, disease progressed to terminal stage, last week of life, health deteriorated, person moving to a residential setting, at a care plan meeting and inpatient discharge.

“Typically, end-of-life issues were identified as being discussed prior to becoming severely ill,31 being informed of a poor prognosis and/or referred for palliative care,32 having 4–6 months to live,33 disease progressed to terminal stage,34 last week of life,35 health deteriorated,3639 person moving to a residential setting,39 at a care plan meeting39 and inpatient discharge.38”