Advance directives in Finnish long-term care: Do sociodemographic characteristics and regional factors matter?

Advance directives (AD) help ensure quality end-of-life care by preventing inappropriate or unwanted treatments. This is particularly important for older people in long-term care (LTC). This study examines sociodemographic and regional factors associated with the presence of ADs among Finnish round-the-clock LTC residents. This retrospective register study included 6,090 Finnish round-the-clock LTC residents aged