Physician-Related Factors | ||||||
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 | Discussions/Communications with parents/patients | Dealing with ethically sensitive issues | Dealing with DNAR | |||
Publication | Country’s economic Statusb | Professional specialty | Professional status | Country/Region | Country’s economic status | Professional status |
Sanchez Varela et al. (2015) [51] | Feel competent in delivering bad news to families: p = 0.0062 | — | — | — | Decisions not to use LST result in staff spending less time with a patient and their family: p = 0.001; Discontinue care too soon: p = 0.0006 | — |
Aljethaily et al. (2020) [56] | — | — | — | — | — | Familiar with DNAR: p = 0.02; Be clear to DNAR policy: p = 0.009; Be clear to DNAR procedure: p = 0.003; Legally protected: p = 0.006 |
Boer et al. (2022) [59] | — | Withhold/Withdraw LST: p < 0.001 | Face ethical dilemmas concerning withholding/withdrawing LST: p = 0.001; Difficulties in solving ethical dilemmas concerning disagreements of withholding/withdrawing LST: p = 0.020; Affected by ethical dilemmas: p = 0.013; Affected by withholding/withdrawing LST: p = 0.045 | Withhold/Withdraw LST: p = 0.026 | — | — |