@article {Messinger-Rapport276, author = {Barbara J. Messinger-Rapport and Elizabeth E. Baum and Martin L. Smith}, title = {Advance care planning: Beyond the living will}, volume = {76}, number = {5}, pages = {276--285}, year = {2009}, doi = {10.3949/ccjm.76a.07002}, publisher = {Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine}, abstract = {For a variety of reasons, the most commonly used advance directive documents (eg, the living will) may not be very useful in many situations that older adults encounter. The durable power of attorney for health care is a more versatile document. We advocate focusing less on "signing away" certain interventions and more on clarifying the goals of care in the ambulatory setting.}, issn = {0891-1150}, URL = {https://www.ccjm.org/content/76/5/276}, eprint = {https://www.ccjm.org/content/76/5/276.full.pdf}, journal = {Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine} }