Defaults shape healthcare decisions

Status Quo Bias and Public Health
Intervention Public Health

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Individuals were randomly assigned to end-of-life care options,with the option to change plans. The results show people stuck with the pre-selected option even when they would have preferred one of the alternatives. A control group was not assigned a default option.

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Sources

Halpern et al (2013), Default Options In Advance Directives Influence How Patients Set Goals For End-Of-Life Care, Health Affairs