Cancer Patient Perception of the Living Will
Report of a Pilot Survey
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13628932 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ronald L Stephens (University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas, corresponding author), Ann K Babb (University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas), Tracey A Castleman (University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas) |
| Year | 1991 |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 181-189 |
| Publication date | 1991-11-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0030-2228 • E-ISSN: 1541-3764 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2190/4nh3-fry4-2nhc-r44k |
| PMID | 11653946 |
| OpenAlex | W1996254525 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 10 |
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 discuss their having signed a living will; and 9.4 percent appeared disturbed by their recent signing of this document. The implications of these data are discussed
Activities of daily living · Assisted living · Autonomy · Cardiorespiratory arrest · Family medicine · Health care · Living Wills · Physical therapy · Political science · Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation · Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units · Law · Medicine · Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues · Psychology · Surgery · Gerontology
| Citations per year | 0.03 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1992 - 1992 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |