Promotion of knowledge and trust surrounding scarce resource allocation policies-A randomized clinical trial

Promotion of knowledge and trust surrounding scarce resource allocation policies-A randomized clinical trial
JAMA Health Forum; Russell G. Buhr, MD, PhD; Ruby Romero, BA; Lauren E. Wisk, PhD; 10/24
The COVID-19 pandemic prompted rapid development of scarce resource allocation policies (SRAPs) in case demand for critical health services eclipsed capacity. [This] trial found that a brief educational video is sufficient to explain complex ethical tenets and mechanics of SRAP and improved knowledge of such policies and trust in health systems to implement them equitably while not exacerbating anxiety about potential policy implications. This informs practice by providing a framework for educating people about the use of these policies during future situations necessitating crisis standards of care.