RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Advance care planning: Beyond the living will
JF Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
JO Cleve Clin J Med
FD Cleveland Clinic
SP 276
OP 285
DO 10.3949/ccjm.76a.07002
VO 76
IS 5
A1 Barbara J. Messinger-Rapport
A1 Elizabeth E. Baum
A1 Martin L. Smith
YR 2009
UL http://www.ccjm.org/content/76/5/276.abstract
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.