A method for increasing elders’ use of advance directives

Marilyn K. Luptak; Chad Boult

doi:10.1093/geront/34.3.409

A method for increasing elders’ use of advance directives

Marilyn K. Luptak, Chad Boult

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Abstract

Most published studies report that few elderly people have recorded advance directives (AD).We studied the effectiveness of an interdisciplinary intervention designed to help ambulatory frail elders to record AD. In collaboration with physicians and a trained lay volunteer, a social worker provided information and counseling to the elderly subjects, to their families, and to their proxies in a series of visits to a geriatric evaluation and management (GEM) clinic.Seventy-one percent of the subjects recorded AD. Of these, 96% named a proxy, and 83%recorded specific treatment preferences.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	409-412
Number of pages	4
Journal	Gerontologist
Volume	34
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/34.3.409
State	Published - Jun 1994
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

End-of-life treatment decisions
Interdisciplinary
Living wills
Self-determination

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Gerontology
Geriatrics and Gerontology

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