The public's perspectives on advance directives: Implications for state legislative and regulatory policy

Keshia M. Pollack, Dan Morhaim and Michael A. Williams

Health Policy, 2010, vol. 96, issue 1, 57-63

Abstract: Objectives Determine the prevalence of advance directives (ADs) in Maryland and identify the barriers and enablers to their adoption, in order to guide the formulation of state legislative policy.Methods Cross-sectional survey administered over the telephone to a representative age-stratified random sample of 1195 Maryland adults.Results Approximately 34% (n = 401) of Maryland adults reported having an AD. Older adults (65+ years) were more likely than younger adults (18-64 years) to have ADs (pÂ

Keywords: Advance; directives; Legislative; policy; End-of-life; care (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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