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Imagining the Alternatives to Life Prolonging Treatments: Elders' Beliefs about the Dying Experience
Direct linkWinter, Laraine; Parker, Barbara; Schneider, Melissa – Death Studies, 2007
Deciding for or against a life-prolonging treatment represents a choice between prolonged life and death. When the death alternative is not described, individuals must supply their own assumptions. How do people imagine the experience of dying? The authors asked 40 elderly people open-ended questions about dying without 4 common life-prolonging…
Descriptors: Psychological Patterns, Patients, Terminal Illness, Death
Peer reviewedKelner, Merrijoy J.; And Others – Death Studies, 1994
Examined perceptions of 20 physicians and 20 nurses of need for, feasibility of, and value of regulations and legislation to govern dying process. Found little unanimity in their attitudes. Some believed such regulations were needed, but others believed they would seriously compromise good patient care. Also found disagreement on who should…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Death, Decision Making, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedHoffman, Molly K. – Death Studies, 1994
Considers Directive to Physician, Durable Power of Attorney for Healthcare Decisions, and Medical Ethics Decision Form. Notes importance of process individuals go through in defining what quality of life means to them. Sees current struggle being individual articulation of one's wishes based on personal definition of quality of life set forth in…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Beliefs, Death, Decision Making
