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Patients With Next-of-Kin Relationships Outside the Nuclear Family

Year: 2015

Type: article

Abstract: For patients who lose capacity and have no legally appointed surrogate decision maker, most states have laws that specify a hierarchy of persons who may serve as surrogate decision makers by default.1 A patient’s spouse is usually given priority, followed by adult children, parents, and siblings.

Source: JAMA

DOI: 10.1001/jama.2015.2409

Authors: Andrew B. Cohen, Mark Trentalange, Terri Fried

Institutions: Yale University, VA Connecticut Healthcare System

Language: English

Topic: Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues

Subfield: Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funder: National Institute on Aging