Published in J Med Ethics on October 01, 2002
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A prospective study of advance directives for life-sustaining care. N Engl J Med (1991) 3.72
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Variation in the use of do-not-resuscitate orders in patients with stroke. Arch Intern Med (1997) 2.61
Do-not-resuscitate orders for critically ill patients in the hospital. How are they used and what is their impact? JAMA (1986) 2.56
Elderly patients' and their relatives' views on CPR. Lancet (1993) 2.56
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Knowledge, attitudes, and behavior of elderly persons regarding living wills. Arch Intern Med (1991) 2.10
Choices about cardiopulmonary resuscitation in the hospital. When do physicians talk with patients? N Engl J Med (1984) 2.09
Racial variation in the use of do-not-resuscitate orders. J Gen Intern Med (1999) 2.09
Do-not-resuscitate orders at a chronic care hospital. J Am Geriatr Soc (1991) 2.07
Implementing a "Do-Not-Resuscitate" (DNR) policy in a nursing home. J Am Geriatr Soc (1989) 2.00
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Treatment choices at the end of life: a comparison of decisions by older patients and their physician-selected proxies. Gerontologist (1989) 1.71
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Long-term exercise and its effect on balance in older, osteoarthritic adults: results from the Fitness, Arthritis, and Seniors Trial (FAST). J Am Geriatr Soc (2000) 1.65
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The do-not-resuscitate order. Still too little too late. Arch Intern Med (1990) 1.44
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Cardiopulmonary resuscitation: how useful? Attitudes and knowledge of an elderly population. Arch Intern Med (1992) 1.34
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The do-not-resuscitate order in teaching hospitals. JAMA (1985) 1.29
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Changes in advance care planning in nursing homes before and after the patient Self-Determination Act: report of a 10-state survey. J Am Geriatr Soc (1997) 1.25
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Empowerment of the older patient? A randomized, controlled trial to increase discussion and use of advance directives. J Am Geriatr Soc (1992) 1.23
Do-not-resuscitate orders at a teaching hospital in Japan. N Engl J Med (1995) 1.21
How well is the Patient Self-Determination Act working?: an early assessment. Am J Med (1993) 1.21
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The 'Do not resuscitate' order. A profile of its changing use. Arch Intern Med (1988) 1.18
Planning with elderly outpatients for contingencies of severe illness: a survey and clinical trial. J Gen Intern Med (1988) 1.18
Educating the elderly: cardiopulmonary resuscitation decisions before and after intervention. J Am Geriatr Soc (1991) 1.16
Attitudes of hospitalized patients toward life support: a survey of 200 medical inpatients. Am J Med (1989) 1.15
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How the manner of presentation of data influences older patients in determining their treatment preferences. J Am Geriatr Soc (1993) 1.14
Evaluation of the do not resuscitate orders at a community hospital. Arch Intern Med (1989) 1.12
Are medical ethicists out of touch? Practitioner attitudes in the US and UK towards decisions at the end of life. J Med Ethics (2000) 1.11
The influence of treatment descriptions on advance medical directive decisions. J Am Geriatr Soc (1992) 1.11
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Physicians' attitudes towards 'do-not-resuscitate' orders for the elderly: a survey in Saudi Arabia. Arch Gerontol Geriatr (2004) 1.03
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Comparison of medical and nursing attitudes to resuscitation and patient autonomy between a British and an American teaching hospital. Soc Sci Med (1998) 0.94
Do physicians' own preferences for life-sustaining treatment influence their perceptions of patients' preferences? J Clin Ethics (1993) 0.94
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Deciding not to resuscitate in Dutch hospitals. J Med Ethics (1993) 0.92
Outpatients' attitudes and understanding regarding living wills. J Gen Intern Med (1993) 0.91
Changes in physician attitudes toward limiting care of critically ill patients. Arch Intern Med (1991) 0.91
Nurses' perspectives concerning do-not-resuscitate (DNR) orders. Tokai J Exp Clin Med (1999) 0.90
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation preferences in the elderly. Eur J Med (1993) 0.89
Influence of ethnicity on advance directives and end-of-life decisions. JAMA (1997) 0.89
Prevalence of advance directives and do-not-resuscitate orders in community nursing facilities. Arch Fam Med (1994) 0.88
Physicians' own preferences to the limitation and withdrawal of life-sustaining therapy. Resuscitation (1999) 0.87
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Cardiopulmonary resuscitation and older adults' expectations. Gerontologist (1994) 0.85
Attitudes towards do-not-resuscitate decisions: differences among health professionals in a Portuguese hospital. Intensive Care Med (2001) 0.85
Living wills and resuscitation preferences in an elderly population. Arch Intern Med (1995) 0.83
The do-not-resuscitate order: outpatient experience and decision-making preferences. J Fam Pract (1990) 0.82
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Australian nurses' experiences and attitudes in the "Do Not Resuscitate" decision. Res Nurs Health (1998) 0.81
Limiting treatment in nursing homes: knowledge and attitudes of nursing home medical directors. J Am Geriatr Soc (1995) 0.81
Discussions regarding aggressive care with critically ill patients. J Gen Intern Med (1989) 0.80
Do-not-resuscitate orders in an extended-care study group. J Am Geriatr Soc (1990) 0.80
Deciding about resuscitation in a nursing home. Theory and practice. J Am Geriatr Soc (1989) 0.79
Resuscitation decisions on a Dutch geriatric ward. Q J Med (1993) 0.78
Communication about advance directives: are patients sharing information with physicians? Camb Q Healthc Ethics (1992) 0.77
Nurses' attitudes toward do-not-resuscitate orders. J Burn Care Rehabil (1999) 0.77