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- Title
Use of Advance Directives among Older U.S. Adults by Dementia Status: 2012–2016.
- Authors
Li, Jing; Zhang, Yongkang; Prigerson, Holly; Kaushal, Rainu; Casalino, Lawrence P.
- Abstract
The article discusses trends in Advance directives (ADs) use among older U.S. adults by dementia status from 2012 to 2016. It mentions ADs in which the patient appoints a surrogate decision maker known as durable power of attorney (DPA) or records their wishes on medical treatment in advance in a living will (LW); and also mentions that medicare began reimbursing for advance care planning in 2016, and comprehensive care planning service in 2017 for cognitively impaired patients.
- Subjects
UNITED States; CONFIDENCE intervals; DEMENTIA patients; LONGITUDINAL method; RESEARCH funding; ADVANCE directives (Medical care); PSYCHOSOCIAL factors; SOCIOECONOMIC factors; ODDS ratio; OLD age
- Publication
Journal of Palliative Medicine, 2019, Vol 22, Issue 12, p1493
- ISSN
1096-6218
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1089/jpm.2019.0371