Skip to main content

Main menu

  • Home
  • Current Issue
  • Content
    • Current Issue
    • Early Access
    • Multimedia
    • Podcast
    • Collections
    • Past Issues
    • Articles by Subject
    • Articles by Type
    • Supplements
    • Plain Language Summaries
    • Calls for Papers
  • Info for
    • Authors
    • Reviewers
    • Job Seekers
    • Media
  • About
    • Annals of Family Medicine
    • Editorial Staff & Boards
    • Sponsoring Organizations
    • Copyrights & Permissions
    • Announcements
  • Engage
    • Engage
    • e-Letters (Comments)
    • Subscribe
    • Podcast
    • E-mail Alerts
    • Journal Club
    • RSS
    • Annals Forum (Archive)
  • Contact
    • Contact Us
  • Careers

User menu

  • My alerts

Search

  • Advanced search
Annals of Family Medicine
  • My alerts
Annals of Family Medicine

Advanced Search

  • Home
  • Current Issue
  • Content
    • Current Issue
    • Early Access
    • Multimedia
    • Podcast
    • Collections
    • Past Issues
    • Articles by Subject
    • Articles by Type
    • Supplements
    • Plain Language Summaries
    • Calls for Papers
  • Info for
    • Authors
    • Reviewers
    • Job Seekers
    • Media
  • About
    • Annals of Family Medicine
    • Editorial Staff & Boards
    • Sponsoring Organizations
    • Copyrights & Permissions
    • Announcements
  • Engage
    • Engage
    • e-Letters (Comments)
    • Subscribe
    • Podcast
    • E-mail Alerts
    • Journal Club
    • RSS
    • Annals Forum (Archive)
  • Contact
    • Contact Us
  • Careers
  • Follow annalsfm on Twitter
  • Visit annalsfm on Facebook
Research ArticleTheory

Reconceptualizing the Experience of Surrogate Decision Making: Reports vs Genuine Decisions

Ursula K. Braun, Aanand D. Naik and Laurence B. McCullough
The Annals of Family Medicine May 2009, 7 (3) 249-253; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.963
Ursula K. Braun
MD, MPH
  • Find this author on Google Scholar
  • Find this author on PubMed
  • Search for this author on this site
Aanand D. Naik
MD
  • Find this author on Google Scholar
  • Find this author on PubMed
  • Search for this author on this site
Laurence B. McCullough
PhD
  • Find this author on Google Scholar
  • Find this author on PubMed
  • Search for this author on this site
  • Article
  • Figures & Data
  • eLetters
  • Info & Metrics
  • PDF
Loading

Article Information

vol. 7 no. 3 249-253
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.963
PubMed 
19433843

Published By 
The Annals of Family Medicine
Print ISSN 
1544-1709
Online ISSN 
1544-1717
History 
  • Received for publication May 13, 2008
  • Revision received August 26, 2008
  • Accepted for publication September 22, 2008
  • Published online May 11, 2009.

Copyright & Usage 
© 2009 Annals of Family Medicine, Inc.

Author Information

  1. Ursula K. Braun, MD, MPH1,2,
  2. Aanand D. Naik, MD1,2 and
  3. Laurence B. McCullough, PhD3
  1. 1Houston Center for Quality of Care and Utilization Studies, Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, Houston, Texas
  2. 2Sections of Geriatrics and Health Services Research, Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
  3. 3Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
  1. CORRESPONDING AUTHOR: Laurence B. McCullough, PhD, Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Baylor College of Medicine, One Baylor Plaza, Houston, TX 77030, mccullou{at}bcm.edu

Statistics from Altmetric.com

Article usage

Article usage: May 2009 to April 2025

AbstractFullPdf
May 200948212112
Jun 200910120941
Jul 2009314742
Aug 2009103329
Sep 2009184933
Oct 2009154120
Nov 2009163924
Dec 2009142919
Jan 2010131919
Feb 2010102423
Mar 201083322
Apr 201082411
May 201072811
Jun 2010112520
Jul 201082712
Aug 201072714
Sep 2010103515
Oct 2010101717
Nov 2010182912
Dec 201071515
Jan 201152013
Feb 201181413
Mar 2011242718
Apr 201182912
May 2011112821
Jun 201141813
Jul 20117136
Aug 2011112015
Sep 201172012
Oct 2011112112
Nov 201151318
Dec 2011402615
Jan 2012211915
Feb 2012272311
Mar 2012272012
Apr 2012294016
May 2012372611
Jun 201219123
Jul 201216239
Aug 201219138
Sep 20122878
Oct 201221168
Nov 201224138
Dec 2012452010
Jan 2013453314
Feb 2013411919
Mar 201332158
Apr 2013221610
May 2013722623
Jun 20131588
Jul 20131666
Aug 201322127
Sep 20131971
Oct 2013161213
Nov 20132549
Dec 20131493
Jan 20141627
Feb 20141446
Mar 201418910
Apr 201414810
May 201416712
Jun 2014435
Jul 20141534
Aug 2014234
Sep 2014853
Oct 20141912
Nov 20141411
Dec 20146517
Jan 20151033
Feb 20151344
Mar 20151787
Apr 20159106
May 2015862
Jun 20151977
Jul 20151410
Aug 20151680
Sep 20151024
Oct 20151220
Nov 20151726
Dec 2015942
Jan 2016803
Feb 20161273
Mar 2016558
Apr 20161446
May 2016943
Jun 201625913
Jul 20161784
Aug 20161337
Sep 201616716
Oct 201615115
Nov 20161406
Dec 20161422
Jan 20178410
Feb 20179411
Mar 201716520
Apr 201736207
May 201767444
Jun 20171691
Jul 2017900
Aug 201731193
Sep 20178206
Oct 20178128
Nov 201716133
Dec 2017496
Jan 2018553
Feb 20181064
Mar 201820152
Apr 20181045
May 20183974
Jun 20182086
Jul 20181052
Aug 201825150
Sep 2018923
Oct 20181212
Nov 201810112
Dec 2018285
Jan 20191672
Feb 2019680
Mar 20195103
Apr 20194107
May 20199145
Jun 2019552
Jul 2019866
Aug 20199105
Sep 2019437
Oct 201961111
Nov 2019664
Dec 2019964
Jan 20206125
Feb 2020780
Mar 2020783
Apr 2020335
May 2020593
Jun 20204188
Jul 20204175
Aug 202081112
Sep 20200133
Oct 20205249
Nov 202041016
Dec 2020569
Jan 20218313
Feb 2021674
Mar 20215165
Apr 20211234
May 20217269
Jun 20214267
Jul 202132715
Aug 20214912
Sep 20213105
Oct 202161835
Nov 202121322
Dec 20218149
Jan 2022957
Feb 20224107
Mar 202221913
Apr 202231913
May 202222716
Jun 202271511
Jul 202291210
Aug 20222103
Sep 202232615
Oct 202211115
Nov 20221815
Dec 20224107
Jan 202351715
Feb 202341011
Mar 2023596
Apr 202341812
May 20235823
Jun 2023394
Jul 2023178
Aug 20234415
Sep 20233129
Oct 20233167
Nov 202333013
Dec 202318514
Jan 202401510
Feb 202411913
Mar 20244387
Apr 20246148
May 202461122
Jun 202442017
Jul 20243510
Aug 20244222
Sep 20242228
Oct 20244193
Nov 20241194
Dec 20241132
Jan 2025168
Feb 20250153
Mar 202511711
Apr 20252247

Cited By...

  • 31 Citations
  • Google Scholar
PreviousNext
Back to top

In this issue

The Annals of Family Medicine: 7 (3)
The Annals of Family Medicine: 7 (3)
Vol. 7, Issue 3
1 May 2009
  • Table of Contents
  • Index by author
  • In Brief
Print
Download PDF
Article Alerts
Sign In to Email Alerts with your Email Address
Email Article

Thank you for your interest in spreading the word on Annals of Family Medicine.

NOTE: We only request your email address so that the person you are recommending the page to knows that you wanted them to see it, and that it is not junk mail. We do not capture any email address.

Enter multiple addresses on separate lines or separate them with commas.
Reconceptualizing the Experience of Surrogate Decision Making: Reports vs Genuine Decisions
(Your Name) has sent you a message from Annals of Family Medicine
(Your Name) thought you would like to see the Annals of Family Medicine web site.
CAPTCHA
This question is for testing whether or not you are a human visitor and to prevent automated spam submissions.
6 + 10 =
Solve this simple math problem and enter the result. E.g. for 1+3, enter 4.
Citation Tools
Reconceptualizing the Experience of Surrogate Decision Making: Reports vs Genuine Decisions
Ursula K. Braun, Aanand D. Naik, Laurence B. McCullough
The Annals of Family Medicine May 2009, 7 (3) 249-253; DOI: 10.1370/afm.963

Citation Manager Formats

  • BibTeX
  • Bookends
  • EasyBib
  • EndNote (tagged)
  • EndNote 8 (xml)
  • Medlars
  • Mendeley
  • Papers
  • RefWorks Tagged
  • Ref Manager
  • RIS
  • Zotero
Get Permissions
Share
Reconceptualizing the Experience of Surrogate Decision Making: Reports vs Genuine Decisions
Ursula K. Braun, Aanand D. Naik, Laurence B. McCullough
The Annals of Family Medicine May 2009, 7 (3) 249-253; DOI: 10.1370/afm.963
Twitter logo Facebook logo Mendeley logo
  • Tweet Widget
  • Facebook Like
  • Google Plus One

Jump to section

  • Article
    • Abstract
    • INTRODUCTION
    • ETHICAL AND CONCEPTUAL ANALYSIS
    • SURROGATE REPORTS
    • GENUINE SURROGATE DECISIONS
    • DISCUSSION
    • Footnotes
    • REFERENCES
  • Figures & Data
  • eLetters
  • Info & Metrics
  • PDF

Related Articles

  • PubMed
  • Google Scholar

Cited By...

  • A qualitative investigation of selecting surrogate decision-makers
  • Preventing Life-Sustaining Treatment by Default
  • In This Issue: The Science, Art, and Policy of Primary Care
  • Google Scholar

More in this TOC Section

  • Adherence Labeling: Understanding the Origins, Limitations, and Ethical Challenges of “Diagnosing” Nonadherence
  • Unhurried Conversations in Health Care Are More Important Than Ever: Identifying Key Communication Practices for Careful and Kind Care
  • Refining Vendor-Defined Measures to Accurately Quantify EHR Workload Outside Time Scheduled With Patients
Show more Theory

Similar Articles

Subjects

  • Methods:
    • Qualitative methods
  • Other topics:
    • Ethics
    • Communication / decision making

Content

  • Current Issue
  • Past Issues
  • Early Access
  • Plain-Language Summaries
  • Multimedia
  • Podcast
  • Articles by Type
  • Articles by Subject
  • Supplements
  • Calls for Papers

Info for

  • Authors
  • Reviewers
  • Job Seekers
  • Media

Engage

  • E-mail Alerts
  • e-Letters (Comments)
  • RSS
  • Journal Club
  • Submit a Manuscript
  • Subscribe
  • Family Medicine Careers

About

  • About Us
  • Editorial Board & Staff
  • Sponsoring Organizations
  • Copyrights & Permissions
  • Contact Us
  • eLetter/Comments Policy

© 2025 Annals of Family Medicine