Effect of Living Wills on End-of-Life Care: A Systematic Review.

Thomas HigelAnna AlaouiCéline BoutonJean Pascal Fournier

Published in: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (2018)

Methodological quality of included studies was insufficient to offer reliable results. The effect of living wills appears limited in view of the importance and direction of potential biases. Further studies including larger populations, considering main confounding factors, and documenting the real presence of a living will in medical records are necessary to reach stronger conclusions on the effect of living wills on end-of-life care. J Am Geriatr Soc 67:164-171, 2019.

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