End-of-Life Decision Making and Treatment for Patients with Professional Guardians.

Andrew B CohenAndrea Z BenjaminTerri R Fried

Published in: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (2019)

Rates of high-intensity treatment and hospice care were similar to older adults overall. Because high-intensity treatment was less likely when the guardian had information about a patient's preferences, future work should focus on advance care planning for individuals without an appropriate surrogate. J Am Geriatr Soc 67:2161-2166, 2019.

Keyphrases

high intensity
decision making
palliative care
resistance training
physical activity
case report
pain management