Table 6 Statistical correlations between physicians’ attitudes under request and physician-related factors, case-related factors and parents-related factorsa
| Â | Physician-Related Factors | Case-Related Factors | Parent-Related Factors | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Publication | Choice for their own child | Gender | Religious beliefs | Professional specialty | Work experience | Country’s economic statusb | Country/Region | Diagnosis, medical condition and prognosis | Parent–child agreement |
Hoehn et al. (2009) [45] | Respect and recommend DNAR: p < 0.001; Respect or recommend DNAR to a family: p < 0.001; Respect DNAR for own child: OR = 0.3, 95% CI 0.1–0.9; Recommend DNAR for own child: OR = 0.2, 95% CI 0.1–0.6; Receive DNAR for own child: p < 0.001, OR = 0.4, 95% CI 0.2–0.9 | — | Not respect DNAR: p < 0.01; Not recommend DNAR for own child p < 0.05 | Respect or recommend DNAR for own child: p < 0.05; Respect, recommend, or request DNAR: P < 0.001 | — | — | — | — | — |
Talati et al. (2010) [46] | — | — | — | Respect treatment refusals: p < 0.001 | — | — | — | Respect treatment refusal of the 16-year-patient: p < 0.001; Respect treatment refusal of the 11-year-old patient: p < 0.001 | Respect parent-16-year-old-dyad refused treatment: p < 0.001; Respect parent-11-year-old-dyad refused treatment: p < 0.001 |
Bahus & Føerde (2011) [47] | — | Provide active treatments: p = 0.028 | — | Parents have rights to require LST: p = .013; Experience of providing active treatment: p < 0.001, p = 0.033 | — | — | — | — | — |
Morparia et al. (2012) [48] | — | Continue LST: NS | Continue ventilation: p < 0.05; NS in other cases | — | Continue LST: p = 0.04; NS in other cases | — | Continue ventilation: p < 0.001; NS in other cases | — | — |
Sanchez Varela et al. (2015) [51] | — | — | — | — | — | Continue ventilation or dialysis support: p = 0.0006 | — | — | — |