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. 2017 Aug 1;177(8):1204-1205.
doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2017.1618.

Persistent Gaps in Use of Advance Directives Among Nursing Home Residents Receiving Maintenance Dialysis

Manjula Kurella Tamura  1   2 , Sai Liu  2 , Maria E Montez-Rath  2 , Ann M O'Hare  3   4 , Yoshio N Hall  3   4 , Karl A Lorenz  5
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Persistent Gaps in Use of Advance Directives Among Nursing Home Residents Receiving Maintenance Dialysis

Manjula Kurella Tamura et al. JAMA Intern Med. .

Abstract

This data analysis seeks to determine whether changes in the use of advance directives between 2000 and 2010 are related to changing patterns of end-of-life care among nursing home residents receiving dialysis.

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Conflict of Interest Disclosures: None reported.

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Figure.
Figure.. Prevalence of Advance Directives Among 153 285 Nursing Home Residents Receiving Dialysis, 2000 vs 2010
P value = .95 for comparison across groups.
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