The Patient Self-Determination Act and advance directives: snapshots of activities in a tertiary health care center.
Publication/Presentation Date
1-1-1997
Abstract
This study describes the results of a retrospective review of patients' charts who had an advanced directive (AD) and who were hospitalized in a tertiary, acute care teaching hospital. The purpose of the review was to understand from clinical, sociological, ethical and legal perspectives the nature and utility of ADs. Findings and implications of the review are discussed in terms of: patient demographics; diagnoses; quality of ADs; influence of ADs on clinical decisions; and legal aspects of ADs.
Volume
18
Issue
3
First Page
193
Last Page
208
ISSN
1041-3545
Published In/Presented At
Engel, J. D., Kane, G., Jones, D. L., Lynn-McHale, D., Swartz, M., Durbin, P., & Klingen, D. (1997). The Patient Self-Determination Act and advance directives: snapshots of activities in a tertiary health care center. The Journal of medical humanities, 18(3), 193–208. https://doi.org/10.1023/a:1025689719127
Disciplines
Business Administration, Management, and Operations | Health and Medical Administration | Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
PubMedID
11654862
Department(s)
Administration and Leadership
Document Type
Article