Preferences for Life-Prolonging Medical Treatments and Deference to the Will of God

We defined and measured a dimension of religiosity frequently invoked in end-of-life (EOL) research—deference to God's Will (GW)—and examined its relationship to preferences for life-prolonging treatments. In a 35-min telephone interview, 304 older men and women (60 +) were administered the 5-i...

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Authors: Winter, Laraine (Author) ; Dennis, Marie P. (Author) ; Parker, Barbara (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Springer Science + Business Media B. V. [2008]
In: Journal of religion and health
Year: 2009, Volume: 48, Issue: 4, Pages: 418
Further subjects:B Decision Making
B end of life
B Spirituality
B Religiosity
B Preferences for medical interventions
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