As a Follow-Up to the Results of the Original SUPPORT

Multiple Choice

As a follow-up to the results of the original SUPPORT study conducted in 1995, in 2007 a research team investigated the role of advance directives and determined that:

A) physician communication with the patient and family remained the same without an advance directive
B) emotional support improved for patients with an advance directive
C) more people with an advance directive were on a respirator or intubated for feeding
D) about a quarter of the patients with advance directives experienced inadequate pain control.