Video May Help People Make End-of-Life Choices

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Whether a video presentation is fair and objective also should be considered, said Kenneth J. Doka, a professor of gerontology at the College of New Rochelle in New York, a senior consultant to the Hospice Foundation of America and a Lutheran minister.

"The power of video is the fact that it is very powerful," Doka said. "It's a great tool for information, but it's also a great tool for manipulation."

As long as the video is accurate and objective, "then I think it would be an extraordinarily effective educational tool," he said.

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The Journal of the American Medical Association has more on end-of-life care.

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