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| Changes in decisions by elderly persons based on treatment description | | Author(s) | Nina Ainslie, Analee E Beisecker |
| Journal title | Archives of Internal Medicine, vol 154, 10 October 1994 |
| Pages | pp 2225-2233 |
| Keywords | Medical care ; Rights [elderly] ; Attitude ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | The authors examined hypotheses that older people refusing minimally described treatment might choose non-aggressive treatment if options were described, and that those refusing treatment would want an active decision-making role. Their study found that older people are more likely to refuse treatment in situations of severe comorbidities, but accept treatment more often when different options are explained. Refusers may want a strong role in the decision. (OFFPRINT.) (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-020522217 A |
| Classmark | LK: IKR: DP: 7T * |
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