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“Allow natural death” versus “do not resuscitate”: three words that can change a life

2007; BMJ; Volume: 34; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1136/jme.2006.018317

1473-4257

Sandy Venneman, P Narnor-Harris, M Perish, Mark Hamilton,

Optimism, Hope, and Well-being

Physician-written "do not resuscitate" DNR orders elicit negative reactions from stakeholders that may decrease appropriate end-of-life care. The semantic significance of the phrase has led to a proposed replacement of DNR with "allow natural death" (AND). Prior to this investigation, no scientific papers address the impact of such a change. Our results support this proposition due to increased likelihood of endorsement with the term AND.