Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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3834735 | SEMERGEN - Medicina de Familia | 2015 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
The attitude of professionals about living wills (advance directives) is not homogenous and varies depending on the specialty, experience and beliefs. Many doctors are still afraid of inconveniencing patients. The situation confronting the professional in an acute care hospital with a relatively unknown patient in a palliative care unit is not the same as consulting a family doctor who is caring for the patient holistically. Primary care has a unique position to approach the life and values of our patients and their families and not just the disease, which makes it the right place to guide and advise the patient on the preparation and registration of living wills.
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Authors
M. Leal Hernández, J.A. Rivas Baez, F. MartÃnez Monje, M. Lozano Espinosa,