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All in the Family: Extended Autonomy and Expectations in Surrogate Health Care Decision-Making1

1988; Oxford University Press; Volume: 28; Issue: Suppl Linguagem: Inglês

10.1093/geront/28.suppl.46

1758-5341

Dallas M. High,

Patient Dignity and Privacy

Abstract Examined were elderly persons' preferences and expectations for advance directives and surrogate health care decision-making in the event of decisional incapacity. Exploratory findings are presented from in-depth interviews of a sample of men and women aged 67 to 91 (n = 40). The view that elderly people have a strong expectation for familial decision-making in the event of long term care and perceive this reliance as a means of extended autonomy was supported by the findings.