@article{ref1,
title="Attitudes of elderly subjects toward "truth telling" for the diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease",
journal="Journal of geriatric psychiatry and neurology",
year="2003",
author="Turnbull, Quentin and Wolf, Andrew M. D. and Holroyd, Suzanne",
volume="16",
number="2",
pages="90-93",
abstract="This study expands on previous research regarding attitudes of older adults toward disclosure of the diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Two hundred patients 65 years or older completed a questionnaire assessing opinions about being told the diagnosis of AD versus cancer. Most responded they wanted to be told if they had AD or terminal cancer (92% for AD, 86.5% for cancer, P =.06). Those with personal experience with AD were significantly less likely to want to know themselves if they had AD than were those without personal experience (P <.0001). A variety of reasons were given for wanting to be told the diagnosis of AD, including a small minority (1.7%) who would consider suicide. Although these results appear to support recent American Medical Association guidelines favoring disclosure of a dementia diagnosis, complex issues remain. Further research is needed to develop guidelines for physicians in disclosing dementia diagnoses that includes outcome studies of disclosure to patients.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0891-9887",
doi="10.1177/0891988703016002005",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0891988703016002005"
}