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Factors That Influence Advance Directives Completion Amongst Terminally Ill Patients At A Tertiary Hospital In Kenya, Stephen Omondi, John Weru, Asim Jamal, Gerald Yonga

Internal Medicine, East Africa

Background: An advance directive (AD) is a written or verbal document that legally stipulates a person’s health care preference while they are competent to make decisions for themselves and is used to guide decisions on lifesustaining treatment in the event that they become incapacitated. AD can take the form of a living will, a limitation of care document, a do-not-resuscitate order, or an appointment of a surrogate by durable power of attorney. The completion rate of AD varies from region to region, and it is influenced by multiple factors. The objectives of this study were to determine the proportion of …