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Advance directives: ethical issues of information to patients and caregivers training Volume 22, issue 5, Septembre-Octobre 2016

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CHU de Limoges, Service d’hématologie clinique et de thérapie cellulaire, 2 avenue Martin Luther King, 87042 Limoges Cedex
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Background

If the law called “Leonetti” enacted in 2005 allows patients to prepare and submit their advance directives (AD), its ownership in hospital services is still very punctual, even in clinical hematology services where illnesses are severe and can be life-threatening. The objective of our study was to evaluate the impact of a dual approach: caregiver training and information to patients on AD. The secondary objectives are to analyze the obstacles to their appropriation by caregivers and better understanding of the meaning patients give to the AD.