PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Barbara J. Messinger-Rapport
AU  - Elizabeth E. Baum
AU  - Martin L. Smith
TI  - Advance care planning: Beyond the living will
AID  - 10.3949/ccjm.76a.07002
DP  - 2009 May 01
TA  - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
PG  - 276--285
VI  - 76
IP  - 5
4099  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/76/5/276.short
4100  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/76/5/276.full
SO  - Cleve Clin J Med2009 May 01; 76
AB  - 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.