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Direct linkMoorman, Sara M.; Carr, Deborah – Gerontologist, 2008
Purpose: We document the extent to which older adults accurately report their spouses' end-of-life treatment preferences, in the hypothetical scenarios of terminal illness with severe physical pain and terminal illness with severe cognitive impairment. We investigate the extent to which accurate reports, inaccurate reports (i.e., errors of…
Descriptors: Spouses, Terminal Illness, Older Adults, Patients
Carr, Deborah; Khodyakov, Dmitry – Journal of Health and Social Behavior, 2007
Dying persons are encouraged to name as durable power of attorney for health care (DPAHC) someone who will thus be empowered to make end-of-life treatment decisions for them in the event that they become incapacitated. We use data from the Wisconsin Longitudinal Study to investigate whether and whom older adults designate as their DPAHC. DPAHC…
Descriptors: Terminal Illness, Decision Making, Empowerment, Death
