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Advance directives came into existence based upon good intentions. Generally, the idea is to project medical treatment wishes into a future time of potential incapacity when treatment decisions might need to be made.
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For a comprehensive overview of advance care planning see Jane Seymour and Gillian Horne , “Advance Care Planning for the end of life: an overview” in Advance Care Planning in End of Life Care, ed. Keri Thomas and Ben Lobo (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2011), 16–27.
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Seymour, Jane and Home, Gillian. “Advance Care Planning for the end of life: an overview.” In Advance Care Planning in End of Life Care, edited by K. Thomas and B. Lobo. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2011, 16–27.
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Sokolowski, M. (2018). Conclusions. In: Dementia and the Advance Directive. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-72083-8_5
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