This study investigates the wishes of Israeli elderly concerning the use of life-sustaining
treatments (LST) at the end of life, and suggests an explanatory causal model for these …

We performed a two-site prospective, controlled interventional study of patients enrolled in
pulmonary rehabilitation to assess effects of advance directive education on completion of …

Public attitudes and values regarding medical decision-making in cases of catastrophic and
terminal illness are notoriously hard to measure. In the summer of 1994, during the opening …

The purpose of this study was to assess elderly persons' wishes regarding the use and
choice of different life-sustaining treatments (LST). Data were collected from a random …

Background. As a part of a program to integrate comprehensive palliative care education at
the University of Maryland School of Medicine, a new teaching module was incorporated …

This report proposes a policy for discontinuing dialysis in persistent vegetative state (PVS)
patients and attempts to address autonomy and community-based values while maintaining …

The case report below is true. The main events actually happened, and “Mr. Thomas” made
a formal complaint. To protect privacy and encourage quality improvement in the hospital's …

When a nurse is not enough: Why the hospice interdisciplinary team may be a nurse’s best gift
Page 1 Hospice nursing ________________________ When a nurse is not enough: Why the …

Advance directives are one mechanism for preserving the rights of individuals to exercise
some control over their health care when serious illness may prevent them from direct …

Physicians are professionals, and the highest professional ethical standard places the
welfare of the professional's patients first and foremost. Problems involved with intensive …