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) researchdeference 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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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Springer Science + Business Media B. V.
[2008]
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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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