| Public awareness on the life-sustaining treatment decision-making system | Utilizing the results from the “2022 National Survey on Public Opinion for Improving End-of-Life Culture through the Life-Sustaining Treatment Decision-Making System” conducted by the National Health Insurance in November 2022. |
| Experience of life-sustaining treatment decision-making system workers | A focus group interview was conducted with groups consisting of medical staff, including four practitioners from tertiary hospitals and six from nursing and general hospitals, who are responsible for managing life-sustaining treatment at their respective institutions. These practitioners possess an understanding of the system and practical experience in clinical settings, as well as experience in operating medical institution ethics committees. |
| Expert group opinion survey on life-sustaining treatment decision-making system | A survey on major issues related to the life-sustaining treatment decision-making system was prepared and conducted targeting member societies of the Korean Academy of Medical Sciences (analysis of responses from 34 societies). |
| Review of legislations related to life-sustaining treatment decisions | The elements of the life-sustaining treatment decision-making system were compared and analyzed with the laws of Taiwan, the United States, Japan, the United Kingdom, and Germany. |
| Development of proposal for the revision of the life-sustaining treatment decision-making system | Proposals were derived through consensus among the research team specializing in critical care medicine, oncology, palliative care, medical ethics, and medical law. |