Palliative care 2016

Medical decision making in palliative care

1 Patient and family How decide patients at the end of their life ?

9% decides self (= complete autonomy) 73% collaborate younger, better educated, fitter patients

⇒ seraching for agreement between patients’ preferences and physicians views

18% follow the decision of the physician

Oral presentation of a Study in London Research congress EAPC dec 2000 Berlin