What are the main motivations for healthcare professionals to undertake research into ICDs?
Healthcare professionals may undertake research into ICDs for a variety of reasons, including to better understand patient and family perspectives on ICD decisions, to identify barriers to physician-initiated discussions about ICD deactivation, to identify nurses' concerns relating to deactivating cardiac devices, to explore family members' experiences of ICD decision making, to determine patient awareness and understanding of ICD deactivation, to explore palliative care providers experiences and attitudes of managing ICDs, to identify issues related to role conflicts and moral distress experienced with the cardiovascular implantable electronic device industry, to examine patient experiences of end of life care issues, and to identify areas for improvement in discussions between healthcare professionals and patients related to ICDs.