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1 .This is Scientific American 60-Second Health. I'm Dina Fine Maron. Got a minute?
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2 .Most people don't like to think about death, much less plan for it.
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3 .Many Americans have thus failed to officially record their wishes should they be faced with catastrophic circumstances that,
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4 .for example, would require them to be placed on a ventilator for survival.
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5 .But a survey finds that Baby Boomers seem more willing than prior generations to issue advance directives,
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6 .including documents like living wills that would spare loved ones the burden of making end-of-life decisions for them.
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7 .In 2000, only 47 percent of Americans more than 60 years old had filled out key forms spelling out their desires or designating a person legally empowered to fulfill their wishes.
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8 .By 2010, 72 percent of that age group had done the paperwork.
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9 .The findings come from what's called the Health and Retirement Study, an ongoing research effort funded by the National Institute on Aging and Social Security Administration.
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10 .Data from some 6,000 middle-aged and elderly adults went into this part of the study, published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.
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11 .The American Medical Association says it is committed to promoting the use of advance directives to ensure that health care workers and family members act in accordance with a patient's wishes.
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12 .Thanks for the minute, for Scientific American 60-Second Health. I'm Dina Fine Maron.
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