Willingness to develop an advance directive: perspectives of older persons at a national referral hospital in Uganda

The study revealed a general lack of awareness and limited understanding of advance directives. There is a need for public sensitization on the importance of advance directives to healthcare practice and among older persons, given their high risk of morbidity and mortality due to aging. Promoting the use of advance directives in healthcare practice ethically recognizes one's autonomous rights of self-control.