Patterns of Life-Sustaining Treatment Preferences Among Seriously Ill Veterans.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Goals of care conversations and documentation of life-sustaining treatment (LST) preferences through durable, portable medical orders are critical for aligning care with patient values. The stability of patient preferences over time remains uncertain, particularly among community-dwelling adults. The Department of Veterans Affairs Life-Sustaining Treatment Decisions Initiative provides a unique opportunity to examine preference trajectories among seriously ill Veterans using longitudinal real-world data. This analysis aimed to: identify cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) preference trajectories, describe Veterans' characteristics by trajectory, and examine associations between trajectories and demographic/clinical factors.

Methods

This longitudinal observational

SUBMITTER: Cole CS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12554838 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature