Stability Over Time in the Preferences of Older Persons for Life-Sustaining Treatment

Journal of Bioethical Inquiry

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 103-114

  Barrio Cantalejo, Ines M ^a   Simón Lorda, Pablo ^b   Molina Ruiz, Adoración ^c   Herrera Ramos, Fátima ^d   Martínez Cruz, Encarnación ^e   Bailon Gómez, Rosa Maria ^f   López Rico, Antonio ^d   Gorlat, Patricia Peinado ^a  

^a Primary Health Care Centre Almanjayar   (Spain)

^b Andalusian Public Healthcare School   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN DE LAS NIEVES   (Spain)

^d Primary Care Centre Salvador Caballero   (Spain)

^e Primary Care Centre Zaidin   (Spain)

^f Primary Care Centre Cartuja   (Spain)

Author keywords

Advance care planning; Advance directives; Decision making; End of life

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT PREFERENCE; SPAIN; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADVANCE CARE PLANNING; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE SUPPORT CARE; LOGISTIC MODELS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATIENT PREFERENCE; SPAIN;

EID: 84874946590     PISSN: 11767529     EISSN: 18724353     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11673-012-9417-4     Document Type: Article

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