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2020 Feb


J Pain Symptom Manage


59


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Preferences for end-of-life care and decision-making among older and seriously ill inpatients: a cross-sectional study.

Authors

Waller A, Sanson-Fisher R, Kichu Nair BR, Evans T
J Pain Symptom Manage. 2020 Feb; 59(2):187-196.
PMID: 31539600.

Abstract

Older and seriously ill Australians are often admitted to hospital in the last year of their life. The extent to which these individuals have considered important aspects of end-of-life care, including location in which care is provided, goals of care, and involvement of others in decision-making is unclear.