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. 2017 May 24;4(4):191–196. doi: 10.1177/2374373517706836

Table 4.

Theme 4: Future Medical Treatment.

Theme 4: Future Medical Treatment Area of Focus Quotes No. Quotes From Patients
End-of-life decisions End-of-life issues 1. “My daughter would know what I wanted. The family would not want me to suffer”
Advance decisions Advance directives 2. “In my living will I did say I did not want the Liverpool pathway. I don’t mind being put down but I object to being starved and parched to death”
No advance plans made 3. “I am too young. I haven’t got anything in place. I don’t want to think about it yet”
DBS 4. “They have talked about DBS. No way would I let that happen!”