Advance Directives and the Elderly: A Study of Intervention Strategies to Increase Use

Tested efficacy of educational interventions to increase use of advance directives among elderly. Examined three types of educational materials, various community-dwelling populations of elderly (n=293), and offers of free legal assistance. Interventions increased use slightly. Knowledge and use wer...

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Published inThe Gerontologist Vol. 33; no. 3; p. 342
Main Author High, Dallas M
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.06.1993
Subjects
Advance Directives
Advance Directives - legislation & jurisprudence
Advance Directives - psychology
Aged
Counseling
Death
Decision Making
Female
Health Education - methods
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Humans
Intervention
Kentucky
Male
Medical Services
Middle Aged
Motivation
Older Adults
Program Evaluation
Teaching Materials
Kentucky
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Summary:Tested efficacy of educational interventions to increase use of advance directives among elderly. Examined three types of educational materials, various community-dwelling populations of elderly (n=293), and offers of free legal assistance. Interventions increased use slightly. Knowledge and use were associated with race and education. Deferring to others and putting it off were most common reasons for nonuse. (Author/NB)
ISSN:0016-9013
DOI:10.1093/geront/33.3.342