TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2003//
TI  - Attitudes of elderly subjects toward "truth telling" for the diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease
JO  - Journal of geriatric psychiatry and neurology
A1  - Turnbull, Quentin
A1  - Wolf, Andrew M. D.
A1  - Holroyd, Suzanne
SP  - 90
EP  - 93
VL  - 16
IS  - 2
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0891-9887
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0891988703016002005
ID  - ref1
ER  -