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Promoting the use of enduring powers of attorney in older adults — a literature review
Author(s)	Leander K Mitchell, Nancy A Pachana, Jill Wilson
Journal title	Australasian Journal on Ageing, vol 33, no 1, March 2014
Publisher	Wiley Blackwell, March 2014
Pages	pp 2-7
Source	wileyonlinelibrary.com/journal/ajag
Keywords	Court of protection ; Literature reviews.
Annotation	This review aims to identify factors that facilitate the establishment of enduring powers of attorney (EPOAs), and those that create a barrier to their establishment. The primary aim was to provide guidance about how to encourage future planning while people are cognitively able to make such important decisions. A detailed search of the literature was conducted to identify research looking at the motivating factors behind putting future-planning strategies in place. The literature highlighted a number of broad areas motivating the establishment of EPOAs, including: demographic factors; intrapersonal and personality factors; health and psychological factors; cognitive factors; and socio-emotional factors. While a number of factors play a role in determining whether or not a person establishes an EPOA, the factor most malleable to change is the awareness and knowledge of older adults and their families regarding the utility of EPOAs. (JL).
Accession Number	CPA-150605251 A
Classmark	JVC: 64A
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