Human values and end‐of‐life decision making: Results from a pilot study of dementia caregivers

ABSTRACT Can basic human values be used to predict end‐of‐life (EOL) decision making? Millions of Americans suffer from Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias (ADRD), yet many ADRD patients do not have advance directives, leaving their loved ones unprepared to make decisions on their behalve...

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Published in:Proceedings of the ASIST Annual Meeting 2018, Vol.55 (1), p.801-802
Main Authors: Fleischmann, Kenneth R., Xie, Bo, Champion, Jane Dimmitt, Kwak, Jung, Koltai, Kolina S.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Alzheimer's disease
Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias (ADRD)
benevolence
Caregivers
Decision making
Dementia
end‐of‐life (EOL) decision making
Human behavior
human values
power
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Summary:ABSTRACT Can basic human values be used to predict end‐of‐life (EOL) decision making? Millions of Americans suffer from Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias (ADRD), yet many ADRD patients do not have advance directives, leaving their loved ones unprepared to make decisions on their behalves. Since EOL care preferences are often treated as a taboo topic, it is important to find ways to predict EOL care preferences in cases where they are unknown. This paper sets out to identify any correlations between basic human values and EOL care preferences. A survey of 50 caregivers found that individuals who highly valued benevolence preferred more care (p
ISSN:2373-9231
2373-9231
1550-8390
DOI:10.1002/pra2.2018.14505501123