Systematic Implementation of an Advance Directive Program in Nursing Homes

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David Molloy · McMaster University

Gordon Guyatt

Christopher Patterson

Christine Harrison

Tim Standish

David Strang

Abstract

Our data suggest that systematic implementation of a program to increase use of advance directives reduces health care services utilization without affecting satisfaction or mortality.

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Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units

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Published in: JAMA

Volume 283, Issue 11, pp. 1437-1437

DOI: 10.1001/jama.283.11.1437

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