in turn, had advance directives. Subjects
who had living wills were more likely to want limited care (92.7%) or comfort
care (96.2%) than all care possible (1.9%); 83.2% of subjects who requested limited
care and 97.1% of subjects who requested comfort care received care consistent with
their preferences. Among the 10 subjects who requested all care possible, only 5 received
it; however, subjects who requested all care possible were far more likely to
receive aggressive care as compared with those who did not request it