Chapter 11 Described a Study That Investigated the Stability of Advance

question 49

Multiple Choice

Chapter 11 described a study that investigated the stability of advance directives.Researchers asked study participants to state their preferences for various life-sustaining treatments in different medical scenarios; they had these participants state their preferences twice (immediately and after varying delays) .What did they generally find?

• A)Participants' preferences were very stable over time.
• B)Approximately one-third of participants stated treatment preferences changed over time.
• C)Nearly half of participants stated treatment preferences changed over time.
• D)Almost all of participants stated treatment preferences changed over time.

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