Jacob is only 52 years old, but has decided to create a living will that he will share with his family and health-care professionals. He is encouraginghis friends to do the same, citing a recent study found that advance care planning was associated with all of the following except:

A. decreased quality of care at the end of life.
B. decrease in life-sustaining treatment.
C. decrease in hospital use.
D. increase in hospice use.