Advance Directives in Uruguay: Incorporation into Medical Practice Today
Directivas anticipadas en Uruguay: Incorporación a la práctica médica en el presente
Diretrizes antecipadas no Uruguai: Incorporação à prática médica hoje
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living wills personal autonomy advanced directivas end of life voluntad en vida autonomía personal directivas anticipadas final de vida testamento quanto á vida autonomia pessoal diretrizes antecipadas fim de vida |
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| Universidad Católica del Uruguay | |
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https://revistas.ucu.edu.uy/index.php/enfermeriacuidadoshumanizados/article/view/2434
https://hdl.handle.net/10895/3747 |
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| Sumario: | Introduction: Law number 18473 on advance directives was enacted in Uruguay in 2009, being regulated four years later. This shows a propensity towards autonomy and planning for the future of patients. Objective: To determine health professionals' knowledge of the law, its use in the clinic and access to the advance directives form. Method: Descriptive research, by means of an anonymous survey of Uruguayan general practitioners and specialists in activity, sent through social networks. Results: 363 responses were obtained, with 97 % of the professionals who were attending patients, 79.5 % had not issued the document and more than 50 % were unaware of the law. Conclusion: Knowledge of advance directives in the Uruguayan medical profession is scarce and its application to patients is even scarcer. |
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