title: Advance directives for the elderly: a survey.
abstract: In 1991, the New Jersey Legislature passed the New Jersey Advance Directives for Health Care Act. We surveyed the elderly about their knowledge and interest in advance directives, their preferences regarding end-of-life care, and whether their physicians discuss these matters.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Jersey City Medical Center, NJ 07304.
authors.forename: A N
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Damato
authors.forename: T K
authors.initials: TK
authors.lastname: Reddy
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rusche
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ramakrishna
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Christoffersen
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Getsos
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Feinsod
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Reisner
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Costa
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: McCreath
mesh_terms: D016223:Advance Directives; D000368:Aged / Q000523:psychology; D032882:Comprehension; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011996:Records; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires