Discrepancies in end-of-life decisions between elderly patients and their named surrogates

• Published in: Annals of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore Vol. 41; no. 4; pp. 141 - 153
• Main Authors: Foo, Aaron S C, Lee, Tze Wee, Soh, Chai Rick
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore 01.04.2012
• Subjects: Advance Directive Adherence; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Attitude; Critical Care - psychology; Critical Illness - psychology; Critical Illness - therapy; Decision Making; Dissent and Disputes; Female; Humans; Male; Personal Autonomy

This study aims to determine the attitudes of Asian elderly patients towards invasive life support measures, the degree of patient-surrogate concordance in end-of-life decision making, the extent to which patients desire autonomy over end-of-life medical decisions, the reasons behind patients'...