Advance directives in France: do junior general practitioners want to improve their implementation and usage? A nationwide survey.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:The doctor-patient relationship has evolved to respect "the autonomy and patients' rights". One of the cornerstones in such autonomy is the opportunity for patients to draw living wills, also known as advance directives (AD). However, information about AD available to patients remains scarce largely due to the lack of involvement of General practitioners for several reasons. The aim of our study was to evaluate current general practitioner residents' (GPR) behavior concerning their role in informing their patients about AD. METHOD:We built a French nationwide survey from GPR class of 2012 to 2014. RESULTS:Two thousand three hundred ten residents completed our survey (21.1% of the total population of GPR during the period). 89.8% declared their willingness to offer patients the o

SUBMITTER: Hubert S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6423804 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature