Family Relationships and Advance Care Planning: Do Supportive and Critical Relations Encourage or Hinder Planning? | Zendy

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Family Relationships and Advance Care Planning: Do Supportive and Critical Relations Encourage or Hinder Planning?

Author(s) -

Kathrin Boerner,

David Carr,

Sara M. Moorman

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

the journals of gerontology series b

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.578

H-Index - 150

eISSN - 1758-5368

pISSN - 1079-5014

DOI - 10.1093/geronb/gbs161

Subject(s) - process management , psychology , computer science , knowledge management , business

The effectiveness of advance care planning (ACP) may depend on family members' understanding of patient preferences. However, we know of no studies that explore the association between family relationship dynamics and ACP. ACP includes a living will, durable power of attorney for health care (DPAHC) appointment, and discussions. We evaluated the effects of three aspects of family relations--general family functioning, support and criticism from spouse, and support and criticism from children--on both overall ACP and specific DPAHC designations.

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