Life-sustaining treatment decisions by spouses of patients with Alzheimer's disease.

Mezey, M

Life-sustaining treatment decisions by spouses of patients with Alzheimer's disease. [electronic resource] - Journal of the American Geriatrics Society Feb 1996 - 144-50 p. digital

Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

0002-8614

10.1111/j.1532-5415.1996.tb02430.x doi


Advance Directives
Aged
Alzheimer Disease--therapy
Coma--therapy
Critical Illness--therapy
Cross-Sectional Studies
Decision Making
Female
Home Care Services
Humans
Life Support Care
Male
Patient Advocacy
Prospective Studies
Resuscitation Orders
Spouses--psychology
Surveys and Questionnaires
Uncertainty
Withholding Treatment