ArticleAging & mental health2019
Do older adults with Alzheimer's disease engage in estate planning and advance care planning preparation?
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- Advance directives as a care planning tool for patients with complex mental health needs: service evaluation.BJPsych bulletin · 2026Article
- An outcome-wide analysis of the effects of diagnostic labeling of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias on social relationships.Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association · 2024Article
- Gender and couple status differences in advance care planning: a cross-sectional study.Palliative care and social practice · 2024Article
- Advance care planning and outpatient visits among older adults across cognitive levels.Aging and health research · 2023Article
- Factors associated with living will among older persons receiving long-term care in Finland.Palliative care and social practice · 2023Article
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- Advance directives among cognitively impaired persons who had an amyloid PET scan and their care partners: a mixed-methods study.BMC palliative care · 2022Article
- Attitudes toward advance care planning among persons with dementia and their caregivers.International psychogeriatrics · 2020Article
- Association of living arrangements with depressive symptoms among older adults in China: a cross-sectional study.BMC public health · 2019Article
- Neuropsychological Performance and Engagement in Estate Planning and Advance Care Planning Preparation of Patients With Neurocognitive Disorders and Healthy Older Adults: Is the Situation Alarming or Reassuring in Greece?Gerontology & geriatric medicineArticle
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Abstract
objectivesThis study investigated the estate planning and advance care planning (ACP) of older adults diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease (AD) for the presence of (1) a valid will, (2) a durable power of attorney for health care, and (3) a living will.
methodWe analyzed 10,273 adults aged 65 and older from the 2012 Health and Retirement Study (HRS) using multilevel logistic regression.
resultsWe found that a diagnosis of AD was significantly associated with the ACP variables. Older adults with AD were more likely to assign a durable power of attorney for health care and have a written living will than older adults without an AD diagnosis. However, we found no significant association between a diagnosis of AD and having a valid will. These findings were robust when adjusting for demographic and socioeconomic variables. Other factors decreased engagement in estate planning and ACP, including lower socioeconomic status, being male, and being a minority.
conclusionOur findings suggest that a diagnosis of AD is associated with more engagement in ACP for individuals and their families, but important barriers exist for people with fewer resources.
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