Computer-assisted creation of psychiatric advance directives.
Results are reported from a project that involved design, production, and feasibility testing of the use of a multimedia computer program to: 1) educate MH consumers about psychiatric advance directives (ADs), and 2) assist them in creating ADs. The feasibility results, based on a random sample of 60 adults meeting criteria for having a serious and persistent mental illness, were positive. Sixty-five percent of the sample were able to complete their ADs. Educational level, presence of a learning disability, and minority-group membership, but not diagnosis, were related to completion rates. The results dispel several popular myths about psychiatric ADs.
U. of Colorado Health Sciences Center, USA.
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D000328:Adult; D016223:Advance Directives / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D003120:Colorado; D003156:Community Mental Health Services / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D003197:Computer Literacy; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019212:Multimedia; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D012984:Software