Advance care planning: Beyond the living will.
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.
Messinger-Rapport
Barbara J
BJ
Cleveland Clinic Foundation, OH 44195, USA. rapporb@ccf.org
Baum
Elizabeth E
EE
Smith
Martin L
ML
D032722:Advance Care Planning / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards; D024362:Advance Directive Adherence; D016223:Advance Directives; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D017028:Caregivers / Q000523:psychology*; D003142:Communication; D003657:Decision Making; D006801:Humans; D008017:Life Expectancy; D016224:Living Wills; D008297:Male; D010358:Patient Participation; D026684:Personal Autonomy; D011379:Prognosis; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014481:United States