End-of-Life Planning in a Family Context: Does Relationship Quality Affect Whether (and With Whom) Older Adults Plan?

摘要

Objectives.Medical professionals typically approach advance care planning (ACP) as an individual-level activity, yet family members also may play an integral role in making decisions about older adults’ end-of-life care. We evaluate the effects of marital satisfaction and parent–child relationship quality on older adults’ use of advance directives (i.e., living will and durable power of attorney for health care [DPAHC] appointments) and end-of-life discussions.