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S S Venneman1, P Narnor-Harris, M Perish
1University of Houston-Victoria, Department of Psychology, Victoria, Texas 77901, USA. vennemans@uhv.edu
Abstract:
Physician-written "do not resuscitate" DNR orders elicit negative reactions from stakeholders that may decrease appropriate end-of-life care. The semantic significance of the phrase has led to a proposed replacement of DNR with "allow natural death" (AND). Prior to this investigation, no scientific papers address the impact of such a change. Our results support this proposition due to increased likelihood of endorsement with the term AND.
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