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South African Family Practice, 2012 Background: Living wills have long been associated with end-of-life care. This study explored the promotion of living wills by general practitioners (GPs) and frail care nursing coordinators who were directly involved in the care of the elderly in Howick,
A. Bull, B. Mash
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The characteristics of patients' medical care, living will, and signs of death by age and the place of death: A cross-sectional study using a questionnaire survey targeting physicians with expertise in end-of-life care. [PDF]
PLoS ONEObjectivesFew studies have examined how age and place of death among end-of-life patients are associated with the medical care they receive and the signs of death.
Mitsutaka Yakabe +8 more
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Writing (gay and lesbian) wills [PDF]
, 2014 This article presents some of the findings of an empirical research project that explored writing wills for gay men and lesbians. The research aimed to examine the extent to which wills might contribute to sociological debates about alternative kinships ...
Monk, Daniel
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Economic Quarterly, 2016 The requirement for large financial institutions to file resolution plans, or "living wills," as mandated by the Dodd-Frank Act, may mitigate the commitment problem behind TBTF. Analyzing the equilibrium of the game between banks, regulators, and debtholders, is a first step to evaluate the effect of this new policy instrument.
Arantxa Jarque, Kartik Athreya
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Qeios, 2023 Living wills document how patients wish to be treated in the event of becoming incompetent to make their medical decisions. Living wills are legally enforceable in India, nonetheless, doctors can claim conscientious objection to implementing any aspect ...
Laalithya Konduru, Nishant Das
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Knowledge and Attitudes towards Living Wills among Medical University students
International Healthcare Review (online), 2022 Objectives of the study: During palliative care some patients cannot independently choose which therapies to accept or not to accept at the end of life and it is hence significant to promote and legalize the understanding of living wills amongst health ...
Hanyu Chang +3 more
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Health and Social Care in the community, 2021 Living wills are a tool to support the principle of autonomy in end-of-life situations, when the person does not have the capacity to make decisions. The aim was to explore the knowledge and attitudes of residents, relatives and healthcare professionals ...
Á. Fernández-Rodríguez +2 more
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Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine, 2020 Objective: Understand the application and importance of the living wills and the advance directives in geriatrics. Method: This is an integrative literature review with descriptive and exploratory characteristics. The portal of the Virtual Health Library
Luciana Colares Maia
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RLabs: A South African Perspective on a Community-driven Approach to Community Information
, 2013 Stakeholders in a community project commonly include academics, businesses, and people from within the community. Community empowerment is a central motivation for community informatics; however it is debatable how the community is empowered and benefits
Wills, Julia +3 more
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Wills, Living Wills and Enduring Powers of Attorney
Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of London, 1995 Laurence, D.R.
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