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Intuition Versus Deliberation in Decisions About Life-Sustaining Medical Therapies
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating Cognitive load and Deliberative instructions for Decision Making About Life-sustaining Treatment in Patients With Serious Cardiac, Respiratory and Oncological Conditions Likely to Limit Life Expectancy. Completed, enrolled 200 participants across 1 site.
Detailed Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine whether there are systematic differences between the decisions patients make intuitively versus deliberatively about life-sustaining medical therapies. The targeted population is inpatients at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania with serious medical problems. The study will involve facilitated interviews with patients using a survey instrument developed in Qualtrics.
Study Details
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Interventions
Patients in the intuition arm of the study will be asked to complete a memorization task while they are answering survey questions.
Patients in the deliberative arm will be given instructions to take their time and deliberate on their decisions