… Advance directives are instruments that aim to ensure the … This study investigated how health
professionals perceive the … were conducted with nine professionals and the data underwent …

… Are advance directives helpful for good end of life decision making: a cross sectional survey
of health professionals… Are advance directives helpful for good end of life decision making: a …

… health care professionals assume and expect that medical social workers have accurate
information about advance directives and … Decisions regarding advance directives have literally …

… are the healthcare professionals best suited to provide information about advance directives.
In … did not have a good understanding of advance directives. Nurses are an integral part of …

… families and health professionals. Paradoxically, few people have executed advance
directives or even discussed future treatment wishes with loved ones or health care practitioners. …

… This advance directive could cover as wide a range of issues as described in Models I and
II above and may or may not be agreed with a mental health professional. Although it could …

… or other health professionals’ views; thus, limiting generalizability. Questions about
interprofessional relationships involving social workers and other healthcare professionals were not …

… up, implement and change advance directives. The book offers a useful overview of advance
directives and is a key reference for all mental health professionals as well as postgraduate …

… POLST overcomes the limitations of traditional advance directives. It enables physicians
and other health care professionals, through a conversation with a patient or surrogate, to …

… decision-makers and health-care professionals alike may be unwilling to act without clear
documentation of the patient’s wishes, in which case an advance directive may be a practical (…