Abstract:BackgroundPlanning for the end of life increasingly has become a necessity in order to ensure autonomy and a dignified death. Yet, little is known about the attitudes of very old people to ACP.AimTo investigate issues of ACP in a broad data set on health, care and living conditions of very old people in Austria.MethodsThe ÖIHS-Study follows a longitudinal design with biannual data collection. It covers a representative sample of 410 people aged 80–85 years in two Austrian regions. A qualitative study with a pu… Show more
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