Table 3 Awareness of terminal illness and POLST-K
Contents | n (%)†| |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Physicians | Nurses (n = 293) | |||
Total (n = 181) | Attending (n = 94) | Resident (n = 87) | ||
Stage 4 cancer is a terminal illness | 90 (49.7) | 55 (58.5) | 35 (40.2) | 47 (16.2) |
Terminal illness can be cured with adequate medical treatment | 125 (69.1) | 67 (71.3) | 58 (66.7) | 201 (68.6) |
The survival rate of patients with advanced cancer after CPR is usually less than 10% | 155 (85.6) | 79 (84.0) | 76 (87.4) | 233 (79.5) |
Notifying patients of terminal illness is commendable | 172 (95.0) | 91 (96.8) | 81 (93.1) | 277 (94.9) |
Hospice palliative care is recommendable for patients with a terminal disease | 157 (86.7) | 80 (85.1) | 77 (88.5) | 285 (97.3) |
Hospice palliative care would mean hopelessness to patients with a terminal disease | 148 (81.8) | 80 (85.1) | 68 (78.2) | 244 (83.3) |
CPR, mechanical ventilation, hemodialysis, chemotherapy is LST option included in POLST-K | 144 (79.6) | 80 (85.1) | 64 (73.6) | 234 (79.9) |
POLST-K should be introduced and explained by a physician before it is completed | 96 (53.0) | 55 (58.5) | 41 (47.1) | 191 (65.2) |
POLST-K cannot be changed or abolished after completion | 162 (89.5) | 85 (90.4) | 77 (88.5) | 259 (88.4) |
POLST-K can be completed based on the decision of family members | 84 (46.4) | 47 (50.0) | 37 (42.5) | 137 (46.8) |
POLST-K can be displaced by DNR | 131 (72.4) | 71 (75.5) | 60 (69.0) | 168 (57.3) |