Advance Directives in Geriatrics: Proposed Management Algorithm

Rev Med Inst Mex Seguro Soc. 2025 Nov 3;63(6):e6721. doi: 10.5281/zenodo.17342365.ABSTRACTThis work encompasses both a review article and the proposal of an operational model for the implementation of advance directives in older adults with terminal or end-stage illnesses within the Geriatrics Department, conceived as an ethical and clinical strategy aimed at promoting autonomy at the end of life. Through a comprehensive regulatory, bioethical, and epidemiological review, as well as an analysis of institutional barriers, we developed an algorithm that includes candidate identification, provision of information to patients and their families, obtaining informed consent, formalization of the document, registration, and ongoing…
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