Journal of the American Medical Directors Association
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Using video images to improve the accuracy of surrogate decision-making: a randomized controlled trial.
When patients are unable to make important end-of-life decisions, doctors ask surrogate decision makers to provide insight into patients' preferences. Unfortunately, multiple studies have shown that surrogates' knowledge of patient preferences is poor. We hypothesized that a video decision tool would improve concordance between patients and their surrogates for end-of-life preferences. ⋯ Patients and surrogates viewing a video decision support tool for advanced dementia are more likely to concur about the patient's end-of-life preferences than when solely listening to a verbal description of the disease.