The Limited Value of Dementia-Specific Advance Directives
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 co...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2021
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| In: |
The Hastings Center report
Year: 2021, Volume: 51, Issue: 2, Pages: 4-5 |
| Further subjects: | B
dementia ethics
B end-of-life decision-making B Advance Directives |
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| Summary: | 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. |
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| ISSN: | 1552-146X |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Hastings Center, The Hastings Center report
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1002/hast.1239 |
