Who are individuals likely to die within 1-2 years?

• A. DNR
• B. Long-term Care Need
• C. Advanced illness patients
• D. Ethics in Caregiving

Answer: (C)

The main idea here is prognosis and end-of-life planning for people with progressive illnesses. Individuals with advanced illness have diseases that are incurable and tend to follow a trajectory of gradual decline, with life expectancy often measured in months to a couple of years. This makes them the group most likely to die within 1–2 years and is why they’re the focus for goals-of-care conversations, symptom management, and planning for palliative or hospice care when appropriate.

DNR is a decision about whether to perform CPR if the person stops breathing or their heart stops; it’s about treatment preferences in an emergency, not a forecast of how long someone will live. A person can be DNR or not regardless of prognosis. Long-term care need describes the level of assistance a person requires with daily activities, not how long they are expected to live. Ethics in caregiving covers the moral considerations in caregiving decisions, not an individual’s expected lifespan.

So, the best fit is those with advanced illness, whose condition and trajectory align with dying within 1–2 years, guiding the focus toward comfort, alignment of care with goals, and appropriate end-of-life planning.