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How do general end-of-life treatment goals and values relate to specific treatment preferences? A population-based study.
- Source :
- Palliative Medicine; Dec2014, Vol. 28 Issue 10, p1206-1212, 7p, 4 Charts
- Publication Year :
- 2014
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Abstract
- The article presents a population-based study that examined the relationship between the general end-of-life goals of Dutch older people and their specific life-sustaining treatment preferences. The study found that 13.5% of the patients preferred a longer life, irrespective of health problems, and 86.5% of them wanted a shorter life. It indicated that in the cancer scenario, the relationship between a desire for a treatment and a preference for a longer life ranged from 50% to 76%.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 02692163
- Volume :
- 28
- Issue :
- 10
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Palliative Medicine
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 99430978
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1177/0269216314540017