OBJECTIVES: To identify differences in advanced care planning and end‐of‐life decision‐
making between whites and blacks aged 70 and older. DESIGN: The Asset and Health …

Background: Although studies have reported ethnic differences in approaches to end of life,
the role of spiritual beliefs is less well understood. Purpose: This study investigated …

This study, drawing on a nationally representative sample of community-dwelling adults
aged 70 and older from the second wave of the Asset and Health Dynamics Among the …

Although many hospitals have launched patient education programs regarding advance
directives, the number of patients choosing to issue these documents remains low. What …

In the USA, the use of advance directives (ADs) has been studied extensively, in order to
identify opportunities to increase their use. We investigated the prevalence of ADs and the …

In this article, Professors Larson and Eaton assess the merits and shortcomings of the
Patient Self-Determination Act. The article first traces the legislative history and policy …

BACKGROUND Despite advances in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and the education of its
providers, survival remains dismal for cancer patients suffering in‐hospital cardiac arrest. In …

Background. Lack of knowledge about the end‐of‐life treatment preferences of patients
undergoing haemodialysis is problematic in the acute care setting as, often, patients are …

The authors examined Black-White differences in the likelihood of completing written
advance directives for end-of-life health care and engaging in informal verbal …

OBJECTIVE: The goal of this study was to ascertain preferences for end-of-life care among
persons with serious mental illness. METHODS: The participants were 150 community …