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Advance directives or living wills: reflections of general practitioners and frail care coordinators in a small town in KwaZulu-Natal

Published in: South African Family Practice
Volume 54 , issue 6 , 2012 , pages: 507–512

DOI: 10.1080/20786204.2012.10874284

Author(s): A Bull Division of Family Medicine and Primary Care, , B Mash Division of Family Medicine and Primary Care,

Keywords: living wills , advance directives , end-of-life care , primary care , geriatrics , ethics

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Abstract

Background: Living wills have long been associated with end-of-life care. This study explored the promotion of living wills by general practitioners (GPs) and frail care nursing coordinators who were directly involved in the care of the elderly in Howick, KwaZulu-Natal. The study also explored their views regarding the pro forma living will disseminated by the Living Will Society.

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