Abstract
The purpose of this study was to describe the life-sustaining treatment preferences of dialysis patients and to compare the acceptability of two generic and a disease-specific advance directive (AD). Of 532 potentially eligible hemodialysis patients, 95 (17.9%) participated in the study. These patients completed two generic (the Centre for Bioethics Living Will and the Medical Directive) and one disease-specific (the Dialysis Living Will) AD in a randomized cross-over trial. Treatment preferences were measured by using the Centre for Bioethics Living Will. Acceptability of the AD was measured by using a 13-item advance directive acceptability questionnaire (ADAQ) for each AD, and the advance directive choice questionnaire (ADCQ) to elicit participants' preferred AD. Twenty-five percent of the participants wanted to continue dialysis in case of severe stroke, 19% in severe dementia, and 14% in permanent coma. Averaged across treatments, proportions of participants wanting treatment in various health states were: current health (86%), mild stroke (84%), moderate stroke (60%), severe stroke (21%), mild dementia (78%), moderate dementia (51%), severe dementia (14%), terminal illness (41%), and permanent coma (10%). Averaged across ...Continue Reading
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