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Religion and end of life treatment preferences among geriatric patients
Author(s) Oscar Heeren, A Srikumar Menon, Allen Raskin
Journal titleInternational Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, vol 16, no 2, February 2001
Pagespp 203-208
KeywordsReligion ; Spiritual characteristics [elderly] ; Terminal care ; United States of America.
AnnotationReligion has been found to exert a strong influence in the presentation of illness and choices regarding treatments. This study focuses on differences between older Catholics and other Christians on a willingness to undergo a variety of life sustaining procedures in the face of serious medical illnesses. Some 375 male in-patients aged 60 and over at the Baltimore Veterans Affairs Medical Centre were asked about end-of-life treatment preferences, and what religion meant to them. Only tube feeding showed a significant relationship, with Catholics less willing to undergo this procedure than other Christians. The same trend was found for other life saving procedures, but was not statistically significant. (RH).
Accession NumberCPA-010227224 A
ClassmarkTR: EX: LV: 7T

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