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States Worse Than Death

States Worse Than Death Letters Conflict of Interest Disclosures: Dr Karaca-Mandic serves as a consultant to incontinence do not have overall lower quality of life ; becom- PrecisionHealthEconomicsandTactileMedical.DrJenareceivesconsultingfeesfrom ing more dependent on others is not tied to lower psychologi- Pfizer, Hill Rom Services, Bristol Myers Squibb, Novartis Pharmaceuticals, Vertex cal well-being ; and quality of life in those with dementia is Pharmaceuticals,andPrecisionHealthEconomics.DrRossreceivessupportthrough more tightly correlated with exposure to engaging activities Yale University from Johnson and Johnson, Medtronic, the Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Blue Cross than level of confusion or dementia. Blue Shield Association, and the Laura and John Arnold Foundation. With some variability, state statutes sharply restrict the cir- Funding/Support: This work was funded in part by the Office of the Director, cumstances in which clinicians may forgo life-sustaining treat- National Institutes of Health NIH Early Independence Award (grant ment on the basis of a living will. In many states these direc- 1DP5OD017897-01 to Dr Jena). tives to limit treatment are only effective if the patient is Role of the Funder/Sponsor: The funder/sponsor had no role in the design and terminally ill, and in some states persistent vegetative state is conduct of the http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png JAMA Internal Medicine American Medical Association

States Worse Than Death

Nothelle, Stephanie; Finucane, Tom
JAMA Internal Medicine , Volume 177 (4) – Apr 1, 2017
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American Medical Association
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Copyright 2017 American Medical Association. All Rights Reserved.
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2168-6106
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10.1001/jamainternmed.2016.9604
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Abstract

Letters Conflict of Interest Disclosures: Dr Karaca-Mandic serves as a consultant to incontinence do not have overall lower quality of life ; becom- PrecisionHealthEconomicsandTactileMedical.DrJenareceivesconsultingfeesfrom ing more dependent on others is not tied to lower psychologi- Pfizer, Hill Rom Services, Bristol Myers Squibb, Novartis Pharmaceuticals, Vertex cal well-being ; and quality of life in those with dementia is Pharmaceuticals,andPrecisionHealthEconomics.DrRossreceivessupportthrough more tightly correlated with exposure to engaging activities Yale University from Johnson and Johnson, Medtronic, the Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Blue Cross than level of confusion or dementia. Blue Shield Association, and the Laura and John Arnold Foundation. With some variability, state statutes sharply restrict the cir- Funding/Support: This work was funded in part by the Office of the Director, cumstances in which clinicians may forgo life-sustaining treat- National Institutes of Health NIH Early Independence Award (grant ment on the basis of a living will. In many states these direc- 1DP5OD017897-01 to Dr Jena). tives to limit treatment are only effective if the patient is Role of the Funder/Sponsor: The funder/sponsor had no role in the design and terminally ill, and in some states persistent vegetative state is conduct of the

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Published: Apr 1, 2017

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