The Limited Value of Dementia-Specific Advance Directives.

Autor: Dresser R
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: The Hastings Center report [Hastings Cent Rep] 2021 Mar; Vol. 51 (2), pp. 4-5.
DOI: 10.1002/hast.1239
Abstrakt: Many people are worried about developing dementia, fearing the losses and burdens that accompany the condition. Dementia-specific advance directives are intended to address dementia's progressive effects, allowing individuals to express their treatment preferences for different stages of the condition. But enthusiasm for dementia-specific advance directives should be tempered by recognition of the legal, ethical, and practical issues they raise. Dementia-specific advance directives are a simplistic response to a complicated situation. Although they enable people to register their future care preferences, in many cases, those preferences will not, and should not, determine their later care.
(© 2021 The Hastings Center.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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