Patients' attitudes toward advance directives and end-of-life treatment decisions

Marie T. Nolan; Mark Bruder

doi:10.1016/S0029-6554(97)90066-X

Patients' attitudes toward advance directives and end-of-life treatment decisions

Marie T. Nolan, Mark Bruder

School of Nursing

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Although many hospitals have launched patient education programs regarding advance directives, the number of patients choosing to issue these documents remains low. What attitudes do patients have about advance directives, and how do these attitudes relate to the decisions patients make regarding these directives?

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	204-208
Number of pages	5
Journal	Nursing outlook
Volume	45
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0029-6554(97)90066-X
State	Published - 1997

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