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Breaking the death taboo — older people's perspectives on end-of-life decisions
Author(s)	Tushna Vandrevala, Sarah E Hampson, Theopisti Chrysanthaki
Journal title	Quality in Ageing, vol 3, no 3, September 2002
Pages	pp 36-47
Keywords	Death ; Dying ; Terminal care ; Medical care ; Rights [elderly] ; Attitude ; Qualitative Studies.
Annotation	The greater availability of life-sustaining technology (such as cardiopulmonary resuscitation, CPR) - and the medical legal and moral pressures to use them, often enable older people's lives to be prolonged. The dying process can be extended, regardless of quality of life. Further, there is much public debate on the increasing emphasis of individual rights and personal autonomy in the dying process. This qualitative study of a sample of 12 older people living in the community examined their perspectives on end-of-life decision-making and advance care planning. A semi-structured interview explored their conceptualisations of decision-making in the later stages of life and the significant others they would like to be involved in the process. Content analysis resulted in broad categories, themes and sub-themes that formed the foundation of an emerging model of older people talking about their end-of-life care. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-021101213 A
Classmark	CW: CX: LV: LK: IKR: DP: 3DP
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