Knowledge of Living Will in Patients With Rheumatic Diseases

The living will is a legal document derived from a communication and deliberation process, medical ethical aspect, currently regulated in Mexico by the General Health Law and the Health Law of Mexico City.Knowledge of living will in the population with chronic diseases, including rheumatic diseases, has been little addressed. Most patients do not know what the living will document is, so they do not carry it out and others, despite knowing it, have a passive attitude toward doing it.

Inclusion Criteria:CasesPatients with a rheumatic disease diagnostic by a rheumatologistPatients with rheumatic diseases attending the Department of Immunology and Rheumatology in Mexico City outpatient departmentPatients who agree to participate in the study, who complete and sign the informed consent ControlsRelative of a patient with rheumatic diseases of the same sex and age ± 5 years, without known rheumatic and/or chronic disease and without the use of pharmacological treatment for more than 7 days during the month before study entry.Exclusion Criteria:CasesPatients with severe diseases or in palliative care by a rheumatologistControls- Withdrawal of the study