Background Advance care planning (ACP) provides patients with the ability to make their
decisions known about how they would like to be treated if they lose capacity. Medical …

Objective Advance care planning (ACP) assists people to identify their goals, values and
treatment preferences for future care. Ideally, preferences are documented in an advance …

Objective The aim of the present study was to develop, implement and explore the effects of
a program in advance care planning (ACP) within a tertiary hospital general medicine …

There are potential benefits associated with advance care planning (ACP), and general
practitioners (GPs) are well placed to coordinate ACP initiatives with their patients. Few …

Objective. Advance Care Planning (ACP) has an important role in enhancing patient
autonomy and guiding end-of-life care. However, there is low uptake of ACP and evidence …

Background Planning for end of life (EOL) care has become an important consideration for
doctors and patients in the context of longer life expectancy in most high-income countries …

General practice is arguably the ideal setting to initiate advance care planning (ACP), but
there are many barriers. This pilot study was designed to assess the feasibility, acceptability …

Objective. Advance Care Planning (ACP) has been gaining prominence as an important
component of good end-of-life care. This study explored how ACP is conceptualised by …

Objectives To explore seriously ill, older hospitalised patients' and their family members'
perspectives on the barriers and facilitators of advance care planning (ACP). Methods We …

Abstract Background Advance Care Planning (ACP) enables healthcare professionals to
embrace the important process where patients think about their values in life and goals for …