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Dementia
Recent findings in dementia described by researchers from Johns Hopkins University
September 13th, 2008
In this recent report, researchers in the United States conducted a study "To examine how people with end-stage dementia have conveyed their wishes for end-of-life care in advance directives. The documents of 123 residents of three Maryland nursing homes, all with end-stage dementia, were reviewed." "More years of education and White race were significantly associated with having an advance directive. With the exceptions of comfort care and pain treatment, advance directives were used primarily to restrict, not request, many forms of care at the end of life. Decisions about care for end-stage conditions such as Alzheimer's dementia are less often addressed in these...
Source: Law & Health Weekly (2008-09-13)
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