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Direct linkCohen-Mansfield, Jiska; Regier, Natalie G.; Peyser, Hedy; Stanton, Joshua – Gerontologist, 2009
Purpose: This is a pilot study that provides a description of the values older persons report in ethical wills and their reasoning for the values they chose, and compares the values in ethical wills of seniors and students. Nursing home residents rarely get the opportunity or venue to discuss these topics and the ethical will enables them to have…
Descriptors: Nursing Homes, Health Facilities, Ethics, Records (Forms)
Peer reviewedBerger, Jeffrey T.; Majerovitz, Deborah – Gerontologist, 1998
Assesses the stability of nursing home residents' preferences for medical treatments. Nondemented, nondepressed residents (N=37) were surveyed serially over a six-month period. Subjects preferred more treatment for their current health concerns than for all hypothetical conditions. All preference changes were toward less intervention. Most…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Ethics, Intervention, Medical Services
Peer reviewedCohen-Mansfield, Jiska; And Others – Gerontologist, 1988
Examined difficulty of obtaining valid informed consent from participants in research with older persons. Of 470 nursing home residents asked to participate in nonrisk study, 406 agreed. High consent rate was attributed to perception of research significance, presentation format, and absence of risk or pain. (Author/NB)
Descriptors: Competence, Ethics, Institutionalized Persons, Nursing Homes
Peer reviewedKapp, Marshall B. – Gerontologist, 1984
Discusses the trend toward affiliation of nursing homes with educational programs as clinical teaching institutions for medical, nursing, and allied health students. Reviews potential ethical and legal issues for the nursing home administrator, professional staff member, educator, and student, including informed consent, supervisory…
Descriptors: Clinical Teaching (Health Professions), Ethics, Geriatrics, Nursing Homes
Peer reviewedJameton, Andrew – Gerontologist, 1988
Responsibilities of residents of long term care facilities are central to their autonomy and also set limits on their autonomy. It is important to assist residents to assume responsibilities and to express autonomy. Nursing home rules affecting residents need revision to accurately reflect resident responsibilities. Recognition of responsibilities…
Descriptors: Civil Rights, Ethics, Institutionalized Persons, Nursing Homes
Allen, Rebecca S.; DeLaine, Shermetra R.; Chaplin, William F.; Marson, Daniel C.; Bourgeois, Michelle S.; Dijkstra, Katinka; Burgio, Louis D. – Gerontologist, 2003
Purpose: The identification of nursing home residents who can continue to participate in advance care planning about end-of-life care is a critical clinical and bioethical issue. This study uses high quality observational research to identify correlates of advance care planning in nursing homes, including objective measurement of capacity. Design…
Descriptors: Medical Services, Verbal Communication, Dementia, Interaction
