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Life sustaining interventions in frail elderly persons
— talking about choices | | Author(s) | F Russell Kellogg, Madeleine Crain, June Corwin |
| Journal title | Archives of Internal Medicine, vol 152, November 1992 |
| Pages | pp 2317-2320 |
| Keywords | Housebound ; Attitude ; Medical care ; Terminal care ; Rights [elderly] ; Social surveys ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | There is controversy concerning the use of life-sustaining measures such as cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and tube feeding. The authors studied the short-term emotional impact of a doctor-initiated discussion with frail housebound older patients. Most welcomed the discussion which proved therapeutic for some, possibly because their personal control was enhanced. Clear choices usually emerged regarding their future care. On follow-up, however, several were indecisive about their choices. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-010606212 A |
| Classmark | C6: DP: LK: LV: IKR: 3F: 7T * |
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