Prevalence of living wills among older adults in Germany

Wurm, Susanne; Spuling, Svenja M.; Reinhard, Ann-Kristin; Ehrlich, Ulrike

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dc.contributor.author	Wurm, Susanne	de
dc.contributor.author	Spuling, Svenja M.	de
dc.contributor.author	Reinhard, Ann-Kristin	de
dc.contributor.author	Ehrlich, Ulrike	de
dc.date.accessioned	2023-11-08T07:50:17Z
dc.date.available	2023-11-08T07:50:17Z
dc.date.issued	2023	de
dc.identifier.issn	2511-2708	de
dc.identifier.uri	https://www.ssoar.info/ssoar/handle/document/90308
dc.description.abstract	Living wills regulate medical decisions in emergency situations. Those who create a living will can have it registered voluntarily in the Central Register of Lasting Powers of Attorney. Little is known about the general prevalence of living wills. Methods: The German Ageing Survey is an ongoing, population-representative study. 4,185 people aged 50 and older were surveyed about living wills in 2020/2021. Results: 44.8 % of people aged 50 and older have a living will, women more often than men (50.1 % vs. 39.2 %), older people more often than middle-aged people. Educational differences do not exist. Conclusions: Living wills increase the autonomy in medical emergency situations because the patient’s wishes are specified in written form. People of all age groups should inform themselves about the significance of living wills and should seek advice about the contents, for example from the general practitioner or one’s own health insurance.	de
dc.language	en	de
dc.subject.ddc	Sozialwissenschaften, Soziologie	de
dc.subject.ddc	Social sciences, sociology, anthropology	en
dc.subject.other	DEAS 2020/21	de
dc.title	Prevalence of living wills among older adults in Germany	de
dc.description.review	begutachtet (peer reviewed)	de
dc.description.review	peer reviewed	en
dc.source.journal	Journal of Health Monitoring
dc.source.volume	8	de
dc.publisher.country	DEU	de
dc.source.issue	3	de
dc.subject.classoz	Gerontologie, Alterssoziologie	de
dc.subject.classoz	Gerontology	en
dc.subject.thesoz	Patientenverfügung	de
dc.subject.thesoz	advance healthcare directive	en
dc.subject.thesoz	Testament	de
dc.subject.thesoz	will	en
dc.subject.thesoz	geschlechtsspezifische Faktoren	de
dc.subject.thesoz	gender-specific factors	en
dc.subject.thesoz	demographische Faktoren	de
dc.subject.thesoz	demographic factors	en
dc.subject.thesoz	Bundesrepublik Deutschland	de
dc.subject.thesoz	Federal Republic of Germany	en
dc.identifier.urn	urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-90308-4
dc.rights.licence	Creative Commons - Namensnennung 4.0	de
dc.rights.licence	Creative Commons - Attribution 4.0	en
ssoar.contributor.institution	Deutsches Zentrum für Altersfragen	de
internal.status	formal und inhaltlich fertig erschlossen	de
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internal.identifier.thesoz	10060168
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dc.type.stock	article	de
dc.type.document	Zeitschriftenartikel	de
dc.type.document	journal article	en
dc.source.pageinfo	55-59	de
internal.identifier.classoz	20300
internal.identifier.journal	1954
internal.identifier.document	32
dc.rights.sherpa	Grüner Verlag	de
dc.rights.sherpa	Green Publisher	en
internal.identifier.ddc	300
dc.identifier.doi	https://doi.org/10.25646/11665	de
dc.description.pubstatus	Veröffentlichungsversion	de
dc.description.pubstatus	Published Version	en
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internal.identifier.licence	16
internal.identifier.pubstatus	1
internal.identifier.review	1
dc.subject.classhort	20300	de
internal.embargo.terms	2023-10-27
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