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Attitudes towards decisions about extremely premature infants differed between Swiss linguistic regions in population-based study

Hendriks, Manya J; Klein, Sabine D; Bucher, Hans Ulrich; Baumann-Hölzle, Ruth; Streuli, Jürg C; Fauchère, Jean-Claude (2017). Attitudes towards decisions about extremely premature infants differed between Swiss linguistic regions in population-based study. Acta Paediatrica, 106(3):423-429.

Abstract

AIM Studies have provided insights into the different attitudes and values of healthcare professionals and parents towards extreme prematurity. This study explored societal attitudes and values in Switzerland with regard to this patient group.
METHODS A nationwide trilingual telephone survey was conducted in the French-, German- and Italian-speaking regions of Switzerland to explore the general population's attitudes and values with regard to extreme prematurity. Swiss residents of 18 years or older were recruited from the official telephone registry using quota sampling and a logistic regression model assessed the influence of socio-demographic factors on end-of-life decision-making.
RESULTS Of the 5112 people contacted, 1210 (23.7%) participated. Of these 5% were the parents of a premature infant and 26% knew parents with a premature infant. Most participants (77.8%) highlighted their strong preference for shared decision-making, and 64.6% said that if there was dissent then the parents should have the final word. Overall, our logistic regression model showed that regional differences were the most significant factors influencing decision-making.
CONCLUSION The majority of the Swiss population clearly favoured shared decision-making. The context of sociocultural demographics, especially the linguistic region in which the decision-making took place, strongly influenced attitudes towards extreme prematurity and decision-making.

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Item Type:Journal Article, refereed, original work
Communities & Collections:04 Faculty of Medicine > University Hospital Zurich > Clinic for Neonatology
04 Faculty of Medicine > Institute of Biomedical Ethics and History of Medicine
Dewey Decimal Classification:610 Medicine & health
Scopus Subject Areas:Health Sciences > Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Language:English
Date:2017
Deposited On:29 Dec 2016 13:20
Last Modified:16 Oct 2024 01:36
Publisher:Wiley-Blackwell Publishing, Inc.
ISSN:0803-5253
Additional Information:This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Attitudes towards decisions about extremely premature infants differed between Swiss linguistic regions in population-based study, which has been published in final form at DOI: 10.1111/apa.13680. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Self-Archiving (http://olabout.wiley.com/WileyCDA/Section/id-820227.html#terms).
OA Status:Green
Publisher DOI:https://doi.org/10.1111/apa.13680
PubMed ID:27880025

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