Goals of patient care system change with video-based education increases rates of advance cardiopulmonary resuscitation decision-making and discussions in hospitalised rehabilitation patients

Document Type

Journal Article

Publication Title

Internal Medicine Journal

Publisher

Wiley

School

School of Medical and Health Sciences

RAS ID

26525

Comments

Johnson, C., Chong, J., Wilkinson, A., Hayes, B., Tait, S., & Waldron, N. (2017). Goals of patient care system change with video‐based education increases rates of advance cardiopulmonary resuscitation decision‐making and discussions in hospitalised rehabilitation patients. Internal Medicine Journal, 47(7), 798-806. https://doi.org/10.1111/imj.13454

Abstract

Background

Advance cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) discussions and decision-making are not routine clinical practice in the hospital setting. Frail older patients may be at risk of non-beneficial CPR.

Aim

To assess the utility and safety of two interventions to increase CPR decision-making, documentation and communication for hospitalised older patients.

Methods

A pre-post study tested two interventions: (i) standard ward-based education forums with CPR content; and (ii) a combined, two-pronged strategy with ‘Goals of Patient Care’ (GoPC) system change and a structured video-based workshop; against usual practice (i.e. no formal training). Participants were a random sample of patients in a hospital rehabilitation unit.

The outcomes were the proportion of patients documented as: (i) not for resuscitation (NFR); and (ii) eligible for rapid response team (RRT) calls, and rates of documented discussions with the patient, family and carer.

Results

When compared with usual practice, patients were more likely to be documented as NFR following the two-pronged intervention (adjusted odds ratio (aOR): 6.4, 95% confidence interval (CI): 3.0; 13.6). Documentation of discussions with patients was also more likely (aOR: 3.3, 95% CI:1.8; 6.2). Characteristics of patients documented NFR were similar between the phases, but were more likely for RRT calls following Phase 3 (P 0.03).

Conclusion

An increase in advance CPR decisions occurred following GoPC system change with education. This appears safe as NFR patients had the same level of frailty between phases but were more likely to be eligible for RRT review. Increased documentation of discussions suggests routine use of the GoPC form may improve communication with patients about their care.

DOI

10.1111/imj.13454

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