This paper concerns the extent to which uncertain propositional reasoning can track probabilistic reasoning, and addresses kinematic problems that extend the familiar Lottery paradox. An acceptance rule assigns to each Bayesian credal state p a propositional belief revision method Bp, which specifies an initial belief state Bp(⊤), that is revised to the new propositional belief state B(E) upon ...

BACKGROUND This study compares mortality outcomes of Medicaid-reimbursed nursing home residents with and without do-not-resuscitate (DNR) orders in two diverse states. METHODS We used 1994 Minimum Data Set Plus (MDS+) information on 3215 nursing home residents from two states. We used Kaplan-Meier analyses to examine unadjusted mortality among those with and without DNR orders across states. ...

www.thelancet.com Vol 364 November 20, 2004 1837 want to be resuscitated? We are shifting full resuscitation from the hospital, where do-not-resuscitate orders are considered, into the community. Do people need to be encouraged to wear an advance directive (perhaps on a medical bracelet or necklace) and should the volunteer resuscitator look for this before attempting resuscitation or defibrill...

OBJECTIVES To assess whether physicians know of Washington State's prehospital do-not-resuscitate (DNR) policy, 6 years after its implementation. DESIGN Cross-sectional survey. SETTING Washington State, April 2001. PARTICIPANTS Four hundred seventy-one practicing physicians. MEASUREMENTS Multivariate logistic regression was used to determine relationships between physician and practice ...

* Extracted from the dissertation “Percepções de enfermeiros sobre a longitudinalidade em seu trabalho na Estratégia Saúde da Família”, State University of Maringá, 2010. 2 RN. Master in Nursing. Professor of the Nursing Department, Universidade Estadual do Centro-Oeste. Santa Helena, PR, Brazil. baratieri. [email protected] 3 RN. Ph.D. in Nursing. Professor of the Nursing Department, Federal U...

BACKGROUND Physicians are frequently unaware of their patients' desires regarding end-of-life care. Consequently, opportunities to implement do-not-resuscitate (DNR) orders are often missed. OBJECTIVE To determine the reasons attending physicians do not write DNR orders when patients face increased mortality. METHODS Over 4 months, the medical records of all inpatients on the General Medici...

Using indirect evidence, Wortzel and his colleagues raise the likelihood that the rates of suicide will increase among incarcerated veterans, given past trends and current information about veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan. Although it might be argued that the data are inadequate for the formulation of public policy, there is sufficient information to begin creating programs for vet...

In this paper, we argue that if privacy standards are created to guide “do-not-track” technologies, these standards should be created with the primary stakeholder in mind: the data subject. Previous privacy and security standards have been unsuccessful because implementations were inconsistent, confusing, or not readily apparent to the user. The Fair Information Practice Principles (FIPPs) empo...

OBJECTIVES We quantified the 28-day mortality effect of preexisting do-not-resuscitate orders in ICUs. DESIGN Longitudinal, retrospective study of patients admitted to five ICUs at a tertiary university medical center (Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, BIDMC, Boston, MA) between 2001 and 2008. INTERVENTION None. PATIENTS Two cohorts were defined: patients with do not resuscitate advan...

Privacy risks have been addressed through technical solutions such as privacy-enhancing technologies (PETs) as well as regulatory measures including Do Not Track. These approaches are inherently limited as they are grounded in the paradigm of a rational end user who can determine, articulate, and manage consistent privacy preferences. This implies that self-serving efforts to implement individu...