Preferences of HIV-Infected Patients for Aggressive versus Palliative Care
- Resource Type
- Academic Journal
- Authors
- Teno, Joan M.; Mor, Vincent; Fleishman, John
- Source
- The New England Journal of Medicine. Apr 18, 1991 324(16):1140-1140
- Subject
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 0028-4793
To the Editor: Recent articles have noted that the validity of patientsʼ preferences may be limited by requests for futile therapy and by irrational choices. Although these must be considered when informed consent is obtained and shared medical decision making is undertaken, the degree to which patients and their physicians discuss patientsʼ preferences remains an important obstacle to patientsʼ participation in medical decisions.As part of a multicommunity evaluation of the AIDS Health Services Program, we examined the association between the preferences of patients infected with the human immunodeficiency virus for modes of medical care and their reports of the …