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Why do older people refuse resuscitation? A qualitative study examining retirement village residents’ resuscitation decisions
Author(s) -
Ramages Meagan,
Cheung Gary
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
psychogeriatrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.647
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 1479-8301
pISSN - 1346-3500
DOI - 10.1111/psyg.12286
Subject(s) - resuscitation , thematic analysis , cardiopulmonary resuscitation , medicine , qualitative research , vignette , quality (philosophy) , medical emergency , psychology , emergency medicine , social psychology , social science , philosophy , epistemology , sociology
There is a dearth of qualitative research on resuscitation preferences of older New Zealanders. The aim of this study was to investigate the resuscitation preferences of older New Zealanders in a retirement village or residential care setting, as well as the reasons for these preferences.