… Directives for treatment preferences may be documented in a living will or written advance
directive. A … power of attorney for a person's health care. We have advocated comprehensive …

… the use of advance directives more widespread. Health care professionals should
participate in the development and implementation of these directives. Continuing professional …

… advance directive cannot replace discussion and negotiation with a knowledgeable health
care … prognosis and alternative treatments or about a patients' preferences and goals of care. …

… Various types of advance directive documents exist, often overlapping in coverage and …
health care advance directives are the living will and the durable power of attorney for health care…

… institutions inform all patients on admission about their rights under state law to participate
in decisions related to their health care, including the right to make advance directives. There …

… “durable powers of attorney for health care” and the “health care proxy appointment”, which
allow an individual to choose a surrogate decision-maker who takes care decisions on his/…

… for healthcare professionals to use with patients and their families; awareness of the patient’s
level of illness in advanced care … The convenience sample of health care providers (n = 15) …

… advance directives. Most people made moderately stable decisions when using scenario- and
treatment-specific directives, … These findings suggest that advance directives can be relied …

… Background: Despite the potential benefits of advance directives, few patients complete
them. This study examined whether barriers to advance decision making can be overcome via a …

… The role of emergency medicine in promoting advance directives is controversial. … health
care providers must respect advance directives, some advocate that emergency health care …