TY  - GEN
AB  - Advancements in medical care and technology during the 20th century have significantly increased life expectancy in the United States. While extending life is beneficial, it often compromises the quality of life and the experience of dying. Concerns have been raised by some disabled individuals that healthcare providers often prioritize quality of life to the extent that it may not reflect the patients' own wishes regarding life-prolonging treatments. Research indicates that many people receive more aggressive treatment at the end of life than they would prefer. These issues underscore the need for better end-of-life documentation in the U.S.. To improve advance care planning, primary care providers should proactively engage middle-aged patients in discussions about their end-of-life wishes and available options.
AD  - Oregon Health and Science University
AU  - Stroda, Contessa
DA  - 2017-08-01
DO  - 10.6083/G6XXJP
DO  - DOI
ED  - Drummond, Sarah
ED  - Advisor
ID  - 3112
KW  - Public Health
KW  - Delivery of Health Care
KW  - Primary Health Care
KW  - Advance Care Planning
KW  - Quality of Life
KW  - Life Expectancy
KW  - Death
L1  - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/3112/files/4075_etd.pdf
L2  - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/3112/files/4075_etd.pdf
L4  - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/3112/files/4075_etd.pdf
LA  - eng
LK  - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/3112/files/4075_etd.pdf
N2  - Advancements in medical care and technology during the 20th century have significantly increased life expectancy in the United States. While extending life is beneficial, it often compromises the quality of life and the experience of dying. Concerns have been raised by some disabled individuals that healthcare providers often prioritize quality of life to the extent that it may not reflect the patients' own wishes regarding life-prolonging treatments. Research indicates that many people receive more aggressive treatment at the end of life than they would prefer. These issues underscore the need for better end-of-life documentation in the U.S.. To improve advance care planning, primary care providers should proactively engage middle-aged patients in discussions about their end-of-life wishes and available options.
PB  - Oregon Health and Science University
PY  - 2017-08-01
T1  - Advance care planning
TI  - Advance care planning
UR  - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/3112/files/4075_etd.pdf
Y1  - 2017-08-01
ER  -