title: Promoting the use of enduring powers of attorney in older adults: a literature review.
abstract: This review aims to identify factors that facilitate the establishment of enduring powers of attorney (EPOAs), and those that create a barrier to their establishment. The primary aim was to provide guidance about how to encourage future planning while people are cognitively able to make such important decisions. A detailed search of the literature was conducted to identify research looking at the motivating factors behind putting future-planning strategies in place. The literature highlighted a number of broad areas motivating the establishment of EPOAs, including: demographic factors; intrapersonal and personality factors; health and psychological factors; cognitive factors; and socio-emotional factors. While a number of factors play a role in determining whether or not a person establishes an EPOA, the factor most malleable to change is the awareness and knowledge of older adults and their families regarding the utility of EPOAs.
authors: School of Psychology, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
authors: Leander K
authors: LK
authors: Mitchell
authors: Nancy A
authors: NA
authors: Pachana
authors: Jill
authors: J
authors: Wilson
authors: Katharine
authors: K
authors: Vearncombe
authors: Bronwyn
authors: B
authors: Massavelli
authors: Gerard J
authors: GJ
authors: Byrne
authors: Cheryl
authors: C
authors: Tilse
mesh_terms: D016223:Advance Directives / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D000368:Aged; D001315:Australia; D003657:Decision Making; D006806:Human Rights / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans
keywords: older adults; power of attorney; substitute decision-making