Abstract
Critical illness not only affects patients, but also may negatively impact the families and people who are responsible to make decisions for those patients. Making decision can be challenging for people when it is for someone else who is critically ill. This study explores the decision-making experience for family or a surrogate decision maker for critically ill patients in Saudi Arabia. This project also tested the presence or absence of regret after making serious decisions about a medical treatment for another individual. Goal Attainment Theory was used to guide this study. The concepts of the Interpersonal Interacting Systems were used to represent the interaction between the decision makers and the care providers for setting goals and making decisions. A descriptive convergent mixed methods study design was employed, including qualitative and quantitative data from four different hospitals in Saudi Arabia representing three different cities. Qualitative and quantitative data were collected simultaneously.
Sigma Membership
Non-member
Type
Dissertation
Format Type
Text-based Document
Study Design/Type
Descriptive/Correlational
Research Approach
Mixed/Multi Method Research
Keywords:
Critical Illnesses, Decision Regret Scale, Family Decision Makers, Regret after Medical Decisions
Advisor
Carolyn Peirce
Second Advisor
May Ann Swain
Third Advisor
Ann Fronczek
Degree
PhD
Degree Grantor
State University of New York at Binghamton
Degree Year
2018
Recommended Citation
Qadhi, Omaimah A., "Understanding families'/surrogate decision makers' experience of decision making for critically ill patients in Saudi Arabia" (2022). Dissertations. 691.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/dissertations/691
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Review Type
None: Degree-based Submission
Acquisition
Proxy-submission
Date of Issue
2022-05-16
Full Text of Presentation
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This dissertation has also been disseminated through the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. Dissertation/thesis number: 13422190; ProQuest document ID: 2179153690. The author still retains copyright.