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Peer reviewedStephens, Ronald L.; Grady, Rosemary – Omega: Journal of Death and Dying, 1992
Notes that, in survey of 50 cancer patients offered living wills, 6 individuals declined to sign advance directives. Contains detailed evaluation of each of six cases. Discusses potential value of living wills in context of other, newer forms of advance directives, such as durable power of attorney for health care, and more detailed living will…
Descriptors: Cancer, Death, Decision Making, Individual Power
Peer reviewedStephens, Ronald L.; And Others – Omega: Journal of Death and Dying, 1991
Conducted pilot survey of 64 patients with late stage malignancy who had signed living wills. Found that 70.3 percent were grateful for opportunity to sign living will and maintain autonomy over their terminal care, 20.3 percent were either apparently indifferent or unwilling to discuss issue, and 9.4 percent appeared disturbed by their signing of…
Descriptors: Cancer, Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, Emotional Response, Patients
