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Advance directives preferences of functionally and cognitively impaired nursing home residents in the United States
Author(s)Linda E Moody, Brent J Small, Cheryl B Jones
Journal titleJournal of Applied Gerontology, vol 21, no 1, March 2002
Pagespp 103-118
KeywordsCognitive impairment ; Residents [care homes] ; Nursing homes ; Medical care ; Rights [elderly] ; Wills ; United States of America.
AnnotationThere is a great need to improve care of nursing home residents by honouring their advance directives and reducing the number of adverse events. This secondary data analysis included a random sample of 3747 subjects from the US Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Nursing Home Component (MEPS-NHC) Round 1 database. Logistic regression models identified several factors (noted in parentheses) that were significantly associated with four advance directives preferences: 1) Living will (age, educational level, marital status, and the interaction of functional and cognitive impairment); 2) Do not resuscitate (age, educational level, marital status and the interaction of functional and cognitive impairment); 3) no hospitalisation (age, educational level, marital status and the interaction of functional and cognitive impairment); and 4) no medications and treatments (educational level). (KJ/RH).
Accession NumberCPA-020624207 A
ClassmarkE4: KX: LHB: LK: IKR: VTH: 7T

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