Table 6 Impediment to POLST-K completion of physicians
Categories | n (%)†| ||
|---|---|---|---|
Total (n = 181) | Attending (n = 94) | Resident (n = 87) | |
Complicated procedures | 74 (20.6) | 38 (20.4) | 36 (20.8) |
Difficulty in obtaining a consensus of family members | 68 (18.9) | 35 (18.8) | 33 (19.1) |
Patient’s lack of self-determination | 65 (18.1) | 32 (17.2) | 33 (19.1) |
Too many documents to go through | 58 (16.2) | 21 (11.3) | 37 (21.4) |
Legal requirement for terminal state diagnosis | 21 (5.8) | 15 (8.1) | 6 (3.5) |
Disagreement among the family members | 14 (3.9) | 9 (4.8) | 5 (2.9) |
Total | 359 (100.0) | 186 (100.0) | 173 (100.0) |