Impact of a Protocol for Announcing Decision of Withholding and Withdrawing Life-sustaining Treatments on the Stress of the Relatives in the Emergency Departments

Inclusion Criteria

• •For relatives, will be included in the study:
• •Trusted persons, families or relatives present in the emergency departments and to whom the 1st announcement of a decision to limit or stop therapies is made by a physician participating in the study. Several persons can be included for the same patient (maximum 3) in the following order: trusted person \> family \> close relative.
• •Age of trusted person, family or close friends over 18 years old.
• •Informed consent given and voice rights signed for families accepting the semi-directed interview.
• •For caregivers, also included in the study will be:
• •Caregivers on participating wards.
• •Informed consent given and voice rights signed for families accepting the semi-directed interview.
• •For partner families, will be included in the study:
• •Trusted persons, families or relatives present in the emergency department and to whom the 1st announcement of a decision to limit or stop therapy by a physician in a participating emergency department is made.
• •Age of trusted person, family or close friends over 18 years old.
• •Signed consent for the right to voice recording.