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Factors affecting long-term care residents' decision-making processes as they formulate advance directives
Author(s)	Heather C Lambert, Mary Ann McColl, Julie Gilbert
Journal title	The Gerontologist, vol 45, no 5, October 2005
Pages	pp 626-633
Source	http://www.geron.org
Keywords	Terminal care ; Medical care ; Law ; Rights [elderly] ; Residents [care homes] ; Long term ; Qualitative Studies ; Canada.
Annotation	Nine residents of a long-term care facility in Kingston, Ontario, Canada were interviewed for this qualitative study based on grounded theory regarding the decision-making processes they used in formulating advance directives on their long-term care. Factors contributing to the decision process were defined using open and axial coding of interview transcripts. Participants based their decisions primarily on information gathered from personal experiences with death and illness. They obtained very little information from professionals and the media. Major factors considered as they weighed information included spiritual, emotional and social considerations. Contributions from objective sources were less evident that those based on personal experience, and health professionals should bear this in mind when assisting with end-of-life decision-making. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-070904209 A
Classmark	LV: LK: VR: IKR: KX: 4Q: 3DP: 7S
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