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  • Medical Ethics
  • Gerontology
  • Health Law

Background:

  • Advance directives (ADs) traditionally aim to clearly state patient wishes for compromised decision-making capacity (DMC).
  • The preference for strict adherence versus general guidance in ADs remains understudied.
  • The Veterans Administration's Advance Directive (VA AD) allows specifying treatment preferences and adherence strictness.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To determine veteran preferences for life-sustaining treatments (LSTs) across various medical conditions.
  • To understand how veterans want their VA ADs to be utilized by healthcare agents.

Main Methods:

  • A descriptive study analyzed VA ADs from one VA Medical Center (January-June 2014).
  • Data focused on responses concerning healthcare agents (HCAs) and Living Will (LW) preferences.
  • Included analysis of specific treatment preferences and directive adherence.

Main Results:

  • Veterans largely rejected LSTs when death was imminent, in a coma, with brain damage, or ventilator-dependent.
  • A majority (67.4%) preferred ADs to be followed generally, not strictly.
  • Preference for general guidance increased when a spouse was designated as HCA.

Conclusions:

  • Most veterans rejected LSTs unless permanent disability occurred.
  • The majority of veterans intend ADs as general guidelines, not rigid mandates.
  • Findings highlight the need to consider patient intent in surrogate decision-making and AD interpretation.