Objective To explore the health professionals'(HPs) perceptions and experiences of
advance care directives (ACDs) and advance care planning in Australian palliative care …

Background Advance care planning involves the discussion and documentation of an
individual's values and preferences to guide their future healthcare should they lose …

Many patients at the end of life receive care that is inappropriate or futile and, if given the
opportunity to discuss their care preferences well ahead of death, may well have chosen to …

Background: Advance care planning comprises discussions about an individual's wishes for
future care while they have capacity. Aim: To explore professionals' experiences on the …

Objective To identify the attitudes, knowledge and practices regarding advance care
planning (ACP) in palliative care. Methods A nationwide online survey was distributed to …

Background Advance care planning (ACP) is a process of discussion about goals of care
and a means of setting on record preferences for care of patients who may lose capacity or …

Background: Advance care planning (ACP) is not well implemented in hospital.
Implementation theory stresses the importance of knowing what hospitalised palliative …

Background: Advance care planning (ACP) is thought to enhance patient autonomy and
improve end-of-life care. However, there is evidence that when patients engage in ACP, the …

Objective The aim of this study was to examine the knowledge, attitudes and perceptions of
advance care planning (ACP) in caregivers of patients with advanced illness in Singapore …

Abstract In 2004, Fagerlin and Schneider argued in their article “Enough. The failure of the
living will” that, so far, policies on advance directives had failed to reach their goal …