Are We Prepared for Surrogate Decision Making in the Internet Age?

2012 ◽  
Vol 12 (10) ◽  
pp. 47-49 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jessica A. Moore ◽  
Colleen M. Gallagher
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Surrogate Decision Making ◽  
Internet Age ◽  
Surrogate Decision

Considering a family systems approach to surrogate decision-making.

2017 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
pp. 85-87
Author(s):  
Elizabeth K. Vig ◽  
Janelle S. Taylor ◽  
Ann M. O'Hare
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Family Systems ◽  
Systems Approach ◽  
Surrogate Decision Making ◽  
Surrogate Decision

scholarly journals Religion and Spirituality in Surrogate Decision Making for Hospitalized Older Adults

2015 ◽  
Vol 55 (3) ◽  
pp. 765-777 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kristin N. Geros-Willfond ◽  
Steven S. Ivy ◽  
Kianna Montz ◽  
Sara E. Bohan ◽  
Alexia M. Torke
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Decision Making ◽  
Surrogate Decision Making ◽  
Religion And Spirituality ◽  
Hospitalized Older Adults ◽  
Surrogate Decision

scholarly journals A Scenario-Based Investigation of Surrogate Decision Making for Older Adults

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 703-703
Author(s):  
Yuxin Zhao ◽  
Benjamin Katz ◽  
Pamela Teaster
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Decision Making ◽  
Financial Management ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Surrogate Decision Making ◽  
Insurance Company ◽  
Surrogate Decision ◽  
Critically Ill Adults ◽  
Amazon's Mechanical Turk

Abstract Surrogate decisions involve complex, challenging choices; surrogate decision-makers make treatment decisions for approximately 40% of hospitalized adults and 70% of older adults, and up to 95% of critically ill adults of any age. The purpose of our study was to understand how people make decisions for others and how surrogate decision making is linked to people’s cognition, self-efficacy, and demographics, especially differences in acute (e.g., health and medical care, financial management, and end of life) versus general scenarios (spending time with family, contacting an insurance company on behalf of a family member). Participants were recruited through Amazon’s Mechanical Turk. We collected data from 290 adult participants aged 18 years or older. On average, people reported a higher level of confidence in general versus acute scenario. The differences of confidence in scenario-based surrogate decision-making links to decision-makers’ cognition, self-efficacy, the experience of decision-making, the experience of caregiving, and demographic factors.

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