Are Canadians Providing Advance Directives About Health Care and Research Participation in the Event of Decisional Incapacity

Sheila Wildeman, Gina Bravo, Marie-France Dubois, Carole Cohen, Janice Graham, Karen Painter, Suzanne Bellemare

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    Abstract

    Advance planning for health care and research participation has been promoted as a mechanism to retain some control over one’s life, and ease substitute decision making, in the event of decisional incapacity. Limited data are available on Canadians’ current advance planning activities. We conducted a postal survey to estimate the frequency with which Canadians communicate their preferences about health care and research should they become incapacitated.

    Original languageCanadian English
    JournalArticles, Book Chapters, & Popular Press
    Publication statusPublished - Jan. 1 2011

    Keywords

    • Advance Care Planning
    • Advance Directives
    • Substitute Decision Making
    • Postal Survey
    • Canada

    Disciplines

    • Health Law and Policy
    • Law

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