Shalowitz et al. (2006)

The Accuracy of Surrogate Decision Makers

Archives of Internal Medicine, 166(5), 493

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Shalowitz, D. I., Garrett-Mayer, E., & Wendler, D. (2006). The Accuracy of Surrogate Decision Makers. Archives of Internal Medicine, 166(5), 493. https://doi.org/10.1001/archinte.166.5.493

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The largest body of data on decisions shaped by another person's known preferences comes from surrogate decision-making: across 16 studies and 2,595 surrogate-patient pairs, surrogates predicted patients' treatment preferences with 68% accuracy, and prior discussion did not improve accuracy, but surrogates were asked directly, so the fact did not have to surface on its own