Aims and objectives To explore the Chinese nurses' knowledge and attitudes concerning
advance care planning (ACP) and their engagement in ACP practice. Background Nurses' …

Background: Advance care planning (ACP) is an instrumental mechanism aimed at
preserving patient autonomy. Numerous interventions have been proposed to facilitate the …

Background: Advance care planning (ACP) documents patient wishes and increases
awareness of palliative care options. Objective: To study the association of outpatient ACP …

Background An advance directive (AD) is a written or verbal document that legally stipulates
a person's health care preference while they are competent to make decisions for …

Background and purpose: The purpose of this literature review was to evaluate strategies
used in primary care settings to initiate advance care planning (ACP) conversations leading …

Context: To ensure patient-centered end-of-life care, advance care planning (ACP) must be
documented in the medical record and readily retrieved across care settings. Objective: To …

Purpose: Advance care planning (ACP) is theorized to benefit both the patient and their
family when end of life is near as well as earlier in the course of serious illness. However …

Introduction: Group visits for advance care planning (ACP) may help patients document
preferences for decision makers and future care. We assessed the impact of a primary care …

Background: Advance care directives (ACD) are not used equally by different ethnic groups
in the United States. Theories regarding this difference include lack of access to health care …

Background The process of advance care planning (ACP) encompasses learning about and
planning for end-of-life (EOL) decisions, documenting preferences through legal forms …