Ronald L Stephens
Biographic Data
| ID | 7111781 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ronald L Stephens |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ronald L |
| FAMILY NAME | Stephens |
| SIGNATURE | STEPHENS R L |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1991 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1992 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Case Analyses of Terminally Ill Cancer Patients who Refused to Sign a Living Will
In a larger survey of fifty cancer patients offered living wills, six individuals declined to sign these advance directives. Theoretically, this failure to sign could either increase the chance for, or alternatively the patients' vulnerability to, resuscitation. A detailed evaluation of each of the six cases is contained herein. The potential value of living wills is discussed in the context of other, newer forms of advance directives, such as th…
Cancer Patient Perception of the Living Will
A pilot survey of sixty-four patients with late stage malignancy, all of whom had signed a living will, was conducted. The purpose of the living will was to have resuscitative measures withheld when cardiorespiratory arrest occurred. Of those patients 70.3 percent surveyed, were grateful for the opportunity to sign a living will and thereby maintain autonomy over their terminal care; 20.3 percent were apparently either indifferent or unwilling to…
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Cancer Patient Perception of the Living Will
A pilot survey of sixty-four patients with late stage malignancy, all of whom had signed a living will, was conducted. The purpose of the living will was to have resuscitative measures withheld when cardiorespiratory arrest occurred. Of those patients 70.3 percent surveyed, were grateful for the opportunity to sign a living will and thereby maintain autonomy over their terminal care; 20.3 percent were apparently either indifferent or unwilling to…
Case Analyses of Terminally Ill Cancer Patients who Refused to Sign a Living Will
In a larger survey of fifty cancer patients offered living wills, six individuals declined to sign these advance directives. Theoretically, this failure to sign could either increase the chance for, or alternatively the patients' vulnerability to, resuscitation. A detailed evaluation of each of the six cases is contained herein. The potential value of living wills is discussed in the context of other, newer forms of advance directives, such as th…
Gerontology (2 works) · Gerontology (2 works) · Health care (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Living Wills (2 works) · Medicine (2 works) · Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Activities of daily living (1 work)