Understanding Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Decision Making Perspectives of Seriously Ill Hospitalized Patients and Family Members

BACKGROUND: To improve communication and decision making related to cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), a greater understanding of the perspectives of hospitalized patients with advanced diseases and their family members are needed. METHODS: In five Canadian hospitals, we administered a face-to-face questionnaire to older inpatients with end-stage cancer and advanced medical diseases and, where possible, to one of their family members, …