More on living wills, death, and dying

Death and Dying in Assisted Living

This study examined death and dying in assisted living (AL) and the various factors that influence these processes. The study is set in a 60-bed assisted living facility outside of Atlanta, Georgia. Data collection methods included participant observation and in-depth interviews with 28 residents and 6 staff. Data were analyzed using the grounded theory approach and focused on the 18 residents ...

Living wills and religious communities.

On Death and Dying

over death. This initial attitude contrasted with the gratitude of many dying people who were only too pleased to find that a doctor and a chaplain were willing to break through the web of their loneliness. Gradually more nurses, doctors and others contributed and, in turn, improved their own adjustment to this uneasy part of their vocation. The author uses extensive quotes from interviews reco...

On death and dying.

DR J. RUSSELL LITTLE, Chief, Division of Infectious Disease, the Jewish Hospital of St. Louis and Associate Professor of Medicine and Microbiology, Washington University School of Medicine: Our guest this morning is Elisabeth Kubler-Ross, MD. Dr. Ross has become something of a celebrity since the feature story in Lire magazine (Nov 21, 1969; p 36) concerning her and her work and the appearance ...

Advance directives and living wills.

The article focuses on the philosophical, ethical and juridical problems concerning Advance directives and Living Wills (underlining analogies and differences). The author makes a critical comparison between the theories supporting Living Wills (the liberal theory appealing to the principle of self-determination and the utilitarian theory on the "quality of life") and the reasons against them (...