"My Family Wants Something Different": Discordance in Perceived Personal and Family Treatment Preference and Its Association With Do-Not-Resuscitate Order Placement.

CONCLUSION: Many patients may perceive discordance between personal and family treatment preferences, posing impediments to advance care planning. Such patients may benefit from additional decision support. PMID: 31509484 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31509484?dopt=Abstract

Source: JOP - September 10, 2019 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: George LS, Breitbart W, Prigerson HG Tags: J Oncol Pract Source Type: research

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