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Direct linkCarr, Deborah – Gerontologist, 2012
Purpose of the Study: I examine whether 5 aspects of a significant other's death quality (pain, decision-making capacity, location, problems with end-of life care, and preparation) affect whether one does advance care planning (ACP). I also identify specific aspects of others' deaths that respondents say triggered their own planning. Design and…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Relationship, Death, Patients, Role Models
Sharp, Shane; Carr, Deborah; Macdonald, Cameron – Social Forces, 2012
We use Wisconsin Longitudinal Study data (n = 2,678) to assess the effects of religious denomination and ideology on end-of-life treatment preferences in two hypothetical terminal illness scenarios: physical pain and severe cognitive impairment. We found no statistically significant differences when comparing traditionally defined religious…
Descriptors: Protestants, Pain, Longitudinal Studies, Terminal Illness
Moorman, 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
