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Laypersons' Priority-Setting Preferences for Allocating a COVID-19 Patient to a Ventilator: Does a Diagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease Matter?
Werner, Perla; Landau, Ruth.
  • Werner P; Department of Community Mental Health, University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel.
  • Landau R; School of Social Work, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel.
Clin Interv Aging ; 15: 2407-2414, 2020.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1034928
ABSTRACT

PURPOSE:

The current study aimed 1) to assess laypersons' priority-setting preferences for allocating ventilators to COVID-19 patients with and without AD while differentiating between a young and an old person with the disease, and 2) to examine the factors associated with these preferences.

METHODS:

A cross-sectional online survey was conducted among a sample of 309 Israeli Jewish persons aged 40 and above.

RESULTS:

Overall, almost three quarters (71%) of the participants chose the 80-year-old patient with a diagnosis of AD to be the last to be provided with a ventilator. The preferences of the remaining quarter were divided between the 80-year-old person who was cognitively intact and the 55-year-old person with AD. Education and subjective knowledge about AD were significantly associated with participants' preferences.

CONCLUSION:

Our results suggest that cognitive status might not be a strong discriminating factor for laypersons' preferences for allocating ventilators during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Alzheimer Disease / COVID-19 Type of study: Case report / Observational study / Randomized controlled trials Topics: Long Covid Limits: Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged Language: English Journal: Clin Interv Aging Journal subject: Geriatrics Year: 2020 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Cia.S283015

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Alzheimer Disease / COVID-19 Type of study: Case report / Observational study / Randomized controlled trials Topics: Long Covid Limits: Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged Language: English Journal: Clin Interv Aging Journal subject: Geriatrics Year: 2020 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Cia.S283015