Publication: Medical end-of-life decisions in the oldest old in Switzerland
Medical end-of-life decisions in the oldest old in Switzerland
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Hug, K., Penders, Y. W. H., Bischoff-Ferrari, H. A., Bopp, M., & Bosshard, G. (2020). Medical end-of-life decisions in the oldest old in Switzerland. Swiss Medical Weekly, 150, w20177. https://doi.org/10.4414/smw.2020.20177
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AIMS OF THE STUDY: To analyse medical end-of-life decision making among the oldest old (80+ years) in Switzerland, focusing not only on treatments withheld or withdrawn but also on those continued until death. METHODS: This was a retrospective follow-up study of deaths registered in Switzerland between August 2013 and January 2014 using a standardised questionnaire completed by the attending physician. All individuals aged 65 years and older who did not die suddenly and completely unexpectedly, and who had met the responding physician
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- Hug, Kathrin
- Penders, Yolanda W H
- Bosshard, Georg
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Hug, K., Penders, Y. W. H., Bischoff-Ferrari, H. A., Bopp, M., & Bosshard, G. (2020). Medical end-of-life decisions in the oldest old in Switzerland. Swiss Medical Weekly, 150, w20177. https://doi.org/10.4414/smw.2020.20177
