Case Analyses of Terminally Ill Cancer Patients who Refused to Sign a Living Will
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13629249 |
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| Authors | Ronald L Stephens (University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, corresponding author), Rosemary Grady (0009-0007-4039-4648, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City) |
| Year | 1992 |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 283-289 |
| Publication date | 1992-12-01 |
| 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 | 10.2190/1xvh-agf8-1wlx-avh4 |
| PMID | 11654004 |
| OpenAlex | W1992740283 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 5 |
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 the durable power of attorney for health care, and a more detailed living will called the “Medical Directive.” It is concluded that the case for a living will in a cancer population still merits individual consideration, and in certain cases protects patients from unwarranted medical technology
Cancer · Context (archaeology · Directive · Health care · Living Wills · Palliative care · Political science · Power of attorney · Sign (mathematics · Terminally ill · Ethics in medical practice · Law · Medicine · Nursing · Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues · Patient Dignity and Privacy · Gerontology
| Highly cited | No |
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