Discussion of preferences for life-sustaining care by persons with AIDS. Predictors of failure in patient-physician communication.
Haas J, Weissman J, Cleary P, Goldberg J, Gatsonis C, Seage G, Fowler F, Massagli M, Makadon H, Epstein A. Discussion of preferences for life-sustaining care by persons with AIDS. Predictors of failure in patient-physician communication. JAMA Internal Medicine 1993, 153: 1241-8. PMID: 8494476, DOI: 10.1001/archinte.153.10.1241.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLife-sustaining careHealth maintenance organizationPatient-physician communicationStaff-model health maintenance organizationInternal medicine group practiceUse of zidovudineSeverity of illnessPredictors of failureLife-sustaining therapySite of careMajority of personsDiscussion of preferencesPrivate teaching hospitalNonwhite physiciansHospitalization statusAIDS clinicImmunodeficiency syndromePatient interviewsPatient preferencesTeaching hospitalPatient's desireResuscitationPatientsClinical decisionLogistic regression