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Document 0268
DOCN M9610268
TI The role of reluctance to give up life in the measurement of the values
of health states [see comments]
DT 9601
AU Fowler FJ Jr; Cleary PD; Massagli MP; Weissman J; Epstein A; Center for
Survey Research, University of Massachusetts-Boston; 02125-3393, USA.
SO Med Decis Making. 1995 Jul-Sep;15(3):195-200. Unique Identifier :
AIDSLINE MED/96031876
CM Comment in: Med Decis Making 1995 Jul-Sep;15(3):286-7
AB Questions that involve willingness to risk or give up life often are
used to measure the values of health states. In the Boston Health Study,
interviews with 291 patients who had AIDS included questions about
health status and current desire for resuscitation, and a series of
hypothetical questions about desire for life-extending efforts if the
patients found themselves in undesirable states, such as being
chronically nauseous or blind. An index, reluctance to give up life was
made from five such questions. The desire for resuscitation was related
to current health status, but the general reluctance to give up life was
not. Desire to be resuscitated was significantly related to current
health status only when reluctance to give up life was low. For people
reluctant to say they will give up any life at all, questions that
involve risking or trading life seem likely to be poor measures of the
values of health states.
DE Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/*PSYCHOLOGY/THERAPY Adult Choice
Behavior Female *Health Status Human Life Support Care Male
*Quality-Adjusted Life Years Questionnaires *Resuscitation
Risk-Taking Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S. Terminal Care JOURNAL ARTICLE
SOURCE: National Library of Medicine. NOTICE: This material may be
protected by Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.Code).