Affiliation: | 1. Department of Renal Medicine, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark;2. Research Centre for Patient Involvement (ResCenPI), Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark Department of Public Health, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark Leeds Unit of Complex Intervention Development (LUCID), Leeds Institute of Health Science, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK;3. Department of Cardiology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark;4. Department of Neurosurgery, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark;5. Centre for Practice Changing Research, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Canada School of Nursing, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada |
Abstract: | Background Little is known about the usefulness of decision coaching for people with kidney failure facing decisions about end-of-life care. Objectives To investigate experiences of people with kidney failure who received decision coaching for end-of-life care decisions. Design We conducted a prospective case study bound by time (September to December 2021), location (one nephrology department), and guided by the Ottawa Decision Support Framework. Participants Adults with kidney failure facing end-of-life care decisions. Measurements A nurse trained in decision coaching screened for unmet decisional needs with the SURE test and provided decision coaching using the Ottawa Personal Decision Guide. Postcoaching, the participants were rescreened using the SURE test and interviewed to explore their experience with decision coaching. Change in SURE test findings was analysed descriptively and systematic text condensation was used for the analysis of interviews. Recorded decision coaching sessions underwent content analysis using the Decision Support Analysis Tool. Results Decision coaching was provided to four adults with kidney failure. Median pre-SURE test score was 2.5 (range 2–4) and posttest score was 3 (range 3–4), indicating a decrease in decisional needs. Participants described that decision coaching provided an overview of features of options to consider, identified remaining decisional needs for further discussion with relatives and health professionals and clarified next steps. Median Decision Support Analysis Tool score was 9 (range 8–9). Conclusions After decision coaching, results suggest that the participants experienced fewer decisional needs and seemed clearer about the next steps in the decision making process. |