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Patient Educ Couns · Aug 2014

Decision making about medical interventions in the end-of-life care of people with intellectual disabilities: a national survey of the considerations and beliefs of GPs, ID physicians and care staff.

This paper explores the personal beliefs and specific considerations of professionals regarding decisions about potentially burdensome medical interventions in the end-of-life care for people with intellectual disabilities (ID). ⋯ To enhance the active involvement of people with ID in decision making we recommend that professionals integrate collaborative principles in decision making and make use of pictorial and easy reading resources.

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