Table 4 Reasons against the use of ADs (n = 83)
From: Perspectives on advance directives in Japanese society: A population-based questionnaire survey
| Questions | Yes (%) |
|---|---|
| My family will make such decisions when the time is needed. | 42 (50.6) |
| My physician will make such decisions when the time is needed. | 35 (42.2) |
| I am currently healthy and there is no need to consider such decisions. | 37 (44.6) |
| At my present age, there is no need to consider such decisions. | 12 (14.5) |
| I have no information about ADs etc. | 18 (21.7) |
| I feel that I will never be in situation where I would need an AD. | 6 (7.2) |
| It is impossible to thing of such decisions for it is impossible to imagine oneself in such a situation. | 45 (54.2) |
| I do not want to think that I will eventually die or loose my memory. | 13 (15.7) |
| Others | 8 (9.6) |