Background: Advance directives are an important but underutilized resource. Reasons for
this underutilization need to be determined. Objective: We investigated factors associated …

Advance directive completion rates remain poor in the ambulatory setting. The purpose of
this study was to explore and contrast staff provider and resident physicians' experiences …

Objectives To assess the barriers that health-care professionals (HCPs) face in having
advance care planning (ACP) conversations with patients suffering from advanced serious …

Background Advanced care planning (ACP) is a process that involves thinking about what
medical care one would like should individuals be seriously ill and cannot communicate …

Background Advance care planning (ACP) can offer benefits to patients and their families,
especially when delivered in outpatient settings, but uptake remains low. Common barriers …

Economic, social, and technical factors are an impetus for expressing end-of-life decisions
as advance directives. Despite opportunities, nurses do not appear to be widely involved in …

Background Recently, the attempts to promote advance care planning (ACP) and advance
directives (ADs) have appeared in mainland China. However, anecdotal evidence suggests …

Background Studies indicated that patients with advance directives (ADs) have a generally
better quality of life near death. Yet, the concept of ADs is relatively new in East Asian …

OBJECTIVES: To assess engagement in multiple steps of the advance care planning (ACP)
process 6 months after exposure to an advance directive. In this study, ACP is …

Background Patients who engage in Advance Care Planning (ACP) are more likely to get
care consistent with their values. We sought to determine the barriers and facilitators to ACP …