Table 3.
CPR choice, by experimental condition
| Odds Ratio (95% Confidence Interval) | ||||
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| Experimental condition | CPR, n (%) | Base model | + imbalanced covariate* | + significant covariates† |
| Overall | 141 (56) | |||
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| Unaroused, or “cold” emotional manipulation | 70 (56) | Ref | Ref | Ref |
| Aroused, or “hot” emotional manipulation | 71 (56) | 1.03 (0.63-1.70) | 0.96 (0.58-1.59) | 0.89 (0.53-1.49) |
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| MD does not attend to emotion | 75 (59) | Ref | - | Ref |
| MD attends to emotion | 66 (53) | 0.78 (0.47-1.28) | - | 0.77 (0.46-1.30) |
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| MD frames CPR as the norm | 81 (64) | Ref | - | Ref |
| MD frames no CPR as the norm | 60 (48) | 0.52 (0.32-0.87) | - | 0.53 (0.32-0.89) |
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| MD frames the CPR decision as the surrogate’s | 70 (56) | Ref | - | Ref |
| MD frames the CPR decision as the patient’s | 71 (56) | 1.03 (0.63-1.69) | - | 0.98 (0.58-1.64) |
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| MD frames the alternative to CPR as “DNR” | 80 (61) | Ref | - | Ref |
| MD frames the alternative to CPR as “AND” | 61 (49) | 0.58 (0.35-0.96) | - | 0.59 (0.35-0.99) |
DNR – do not resuscitate order, AND – allow natural death, Ref – reference
Surrogate age imbalanced between the emotion induction (+) and (-) conditions
Adjusted for surrogate’s age, relative’s age, and whether the relative was hospitalized in the last year.