Background Completion of advance directives (ADs) and power of attorney (POA)
documents may protect a person's autonomy in future health care situations when the …

Background Legal dispositions for advance care planning (ACP) are available but used by a
minority of older adults in Switzerland. Some studies found that knowledge of and …

BACKGROUND Advance directives enable people to describe their preferences for medical
treatment (living will) and/or to appoint a healthcare proxy who may decide on their behalf …

Background Total costs associated with care for older people nearing the end of life and the
cost variations related with end of life care decisions are not well documented in the …

Background Advance directives (ADs) have been legally regulated to promote autonomy
over health decisions among patients who later lose decision-making capacity. Aims and …

Background ADs are documents in which one can state one's preferences concerning end-
of-life care, aimed at making someone's wishes known in situations where he/she is not able …

Context Most previous studies considered advance directives (AD) as one outcome, which
conceals possible variations of individuals' decisions on two AD documents—living will (LW) …

In the USA, the use of advance directives (ADs) has been studied extensively, in order to
identify opportunities to increase their use. We investigated the prevalence of ADs and the …

Background Little is known in Europe about end-of-life (EOL) decisions and advance
directives (AD), particularly in patients with severe advanced disease. Switzerland is a …

Objective: To determine the prevalence of completion of advance directives (ADs) and wills
by South Australians aged 15 years and over. Design, setting and participants: Statewide …