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What degree of medical treatment do nursing home residents want in case of life-threatening disease?
Author(s)Claus Moe, Marianne Schroll
Journal titleAge and Ageing, vol 26, no 2, March 1997
Pagespp 133-137
KeywordsResidents [care homes] ; The Family ; Care home staff ; Nursing homes ; Therapeutics ; Cross cultural surveys ; Denmark.
AnnotationNursing home staff should discuss treatment preferences with residents and relatives before an acute illness develops. In this Danish study of competent and incompetent residents in nursing homes, relatives and staff members were also interviewed. A hypothetical disease story was presented to residents, relatives and staff members and their choices classified according to degree of treatment. In residents incapable of making decisions on whether to have curative treatment for life-threatening illnesses, relatives would choose more intensive treatment than staff members. In competent residents, there is general agreement between patients, relatives and staff on the degree of treatment that is appropriate.
Accession NumberCPA-970829215 A
ClassmarkKX: SJ: QRM: LHB: LL: 3KA: 76K

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