End‐of‐Life Preferences: How Do They Differ Between Individuals with Poor and Normal Cognition?
Individuals with impaired cognition may differ from those with normal cognition in their end-of-life preferences, particularly in their likelihood of having a living will, discussing EOL care, and preferring comfort-focused care over life-prolonging measures, highlighting the need for targeted interventions to address cognitive and sociodemographic disparities in advance care planning.
Authors
- Swann Arp Adams (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5779-6802)
- Juanita-Dawne Bacsu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2819-1617)
- Zahra Rahemi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1126-2287)
- Matthew Lee Smith
- Elham Hariri Kashani
Institutions
- University of South Carolina (US)
- Kashan University of Medical Sciences (IR)
- University of Saskatchewan (CA)
- Clemson University (US)
- Texas A&M University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Alzheimer s & Dementia
- Published
- 2025-12-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/alz70858_104553
- Primary Topic
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00