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. 2023 Apr;32(2):270-275.
doi: 10.1017/S0963180122000743. Epub 2023 Jan 11.

Improving the Implementation of Advance Directives in Spain

Benjamín Herreros  1 , Pablo Gella  1 , Emanuele Valenti  2 , Octavio Márquez  3 , Beatriz Moreno  4 , Tayra Velasco  4
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Improving the Implementation of Advance Directives in Spain

Benjamín Herreros et al. Camb Q Healthc Ethics. 2023 Apr.

Abstract

Since 2002, legislation in Spain has allowed for the creation and documentation of end-of-life decisionmaking. Over the intervening years, the actual implementation of such documents is very low. Through extensive analysis of the literature, this article explores the current status of the use of and attitudes toward advance directives in Spain and then proposes strategies for improvement in their implementation.

Keywords: Spain; advance care planning; advance directive (AD); end-of-life decisionmaking.

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