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Dementia Shapes Life-Sustaining Treatment Decisions Despite Advance Directives
Original: Study Finds Dementia Influences Decisions About Life-Sustaining Treatment, Even When Advance Directives Request it
Researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz report that dementia influences decisions about life-sustaining treatment even when a patient's advance directives explicitly request such care. The finding suggests that advance care planning alone may not guarantee that patients' documented wishes are followed, raising questions for clinicians and families navigating end-of-life choices for people with dementia.
Why now: The new study challenges the assumption that advance directives reliably ensure patients' wishes are honoured.
University of Colorado Anschutz
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- Study Finds Dementia Influences Decisions About Life-Sustaining Treatment, Even When Advance Directives Request it · University of Colorado Anschutz
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