University of California, U.S.

Life-sustaining treatment preferences of individuals depend on context in which they are made

Published in Lab Business Week, October 1st, 2006

Preferences for life-sustaining treatment are dependent on the context in which they are made, and thus individuals may express different treatment preferences when they are healthy than when they are ill.

Researchers in the United States report, "Policy and law encouraging individuals to document their wishes for life-sustaining medical treatment in advance of serious illness assume that these wishes are unaffected by changes in health condition. To test this assumption, the authors examine the life-sustaining treatment preferences of a sample of elderly adults prior to, soon after, and several months after a hospitalization experience."

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Source: Lab Business Week (2006-10-01)

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