[Wishes and perspectives of patients in the establishment of advance directives. Results on a study on patients' perspective in Austria].
Patients use the Austrian law on living wills in different ways to deal with questions of discontinuation of treatment. Qualitative research shows that patients take their experiences with the medical system as well as their social situation into account and try to use the living will to continue communication in a situation when they cannot express themselves any more.
Inthorn
Julia
J
Institut für Ethik und Recht in der Medizin, Universität Wien. julia.inthorn@univie.ac.at
D016223:Advance Directives / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D001293:Attitude to Death; D001317:Austria; D006801:Humans; D009042:Motivation; D010361:Patients / Q000523:psychology*; D026684:Personal Autonomy; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations