Revista de calidad asistencial : organo de la Sociedad Española de Calidad Asistencial
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Advance directives (ADs), are documents in which patients express in advance that their wishes are fulfilled when they are unable to communicate them. It is unknown whether patients admitted to internal medicine are more aware of and make ADs. ⋯ Knowledge and implementation of AD did not change significantly in the years following the regulation (from 2008-2010). In both periods, their knowledge and implementation are scarce.