title: Preserving patient dignity when surrogates step in.
authors.forename: Marla Fern
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Gold
mesh_terms: D016223:Advance Directives / Q000941:ethics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003142:Communication; D003657:Decision Making / Q000941:ethics*; D006801:Humans; D007872:Legal Guardians; D008020:Life Support Care; D016743:Mental Competency / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D009735:Nursing Homes / Q000941:ethics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D026684:Personal Autonomy; D011368:Professional-Family Relations; D011788:Quality of Life; D020458:Third-Party Consent / Q000941:ethics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D014481:United States