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Title: States Worse Than Death

Citation Type: Journal Article

Publication Year: 2017

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ISSN: 2168-6106

DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2016.9604

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Abstract: Our experience is anecdotal, but there are data to the same effect: persons living in nursing homes who have urinary incontinence do not have overall lower quality of life2; becoming more dependent on others is not tied to lower psychological well-being3; and quality of life in those with dementia is more tightly correlated with exposure to engaging activities than level of confusion or dementia.4 With some variability, state statutes sharply restrict the circumstances in which clinicians . . .

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Authors: Nothelle, Stephanie; Finucane, Tom

Periodical (Full): JAMA Internal Medicine

Issue: 4

Volume: 177

Pages: 593-594

Data Collections: IPUMS Health Surveys - NHIS

Topics: Health, Population Health and Health Systems

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