Background Everybody has the right to decide whether to receive specific medical treatment
or not and to provide their free, prior and informed consent to do so. As dementia …

Background Advance care planning (ACP) is particularly appropriate for persons with early
dementia (PWED) since it promotes conversations about dementia-specific illness …

Background The proposal of the new criteria for the diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease (AD)
based on biomarker data is making possible a diagnosis of AD at the mild cognitive …

Advance directives emerged in the 1960s with the goal of empowering people to exert
control over their future medical decisions. However, it has become apparent, over recent …

Advance care planning (ACP) is considered a pivotal aid in the decision‐making process,
especially for many people living with dementia, who inevitably will lose the capacity to …

Background Junior medical doctors have a key role in discussions and decisions about
treatment and end-of-life care for people with dementia in hospital. Little is known about …

Anticipation of future decisions can be important for individuals at risk for diseases to
maintain autonomy over time. For future treatment and care decisions, advance care …

Advance directives emerged in the 1960s with the goal of empowering people to exert
control over their future medical decisions. However, it has become apparent, over recent …

Dementia may reduce individuals' capacity for autonomy and decision-making competence.
Advance directives are subject to theoretical bioethical debate as tools to safeguard or …

The scholarly debate on advance directives (ADs) in the context of dementia is mainly built
around ethical arguments. Empirical studies that shed light into the realities of ADs of …