Age and Life-Sustaining Treatment Preferences in Parkinson Disease
Conclusions
Advancing age in PD may correlate with paradoxically more aggressive goals as it relates to life-sustaining treatment preferences including cardiopulmonary resuscitation. This may reflect a response to heightened concern among older adults with PD about the potential for compromised autonomy in the setting of aging.
Source: Neurology Clinical Practice - Category: Neurology Authors: Jackowiak, E., Szpara, A., Kotagal, V. Tags: Parkinson's disease/Parkinsonism, Palliative care Research Source Type: research
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