Survival prospects in adults with congenital heart disease (CHD), although improved in
recent decades, still remain below expectations for the general population. Patients and …

Background Legally recognized advance directives (ADs) have to be signed by the person
to whom the decisions apply. In practice, however, there are also ADs written and signed by …

Purpose Several initiatives have recently focused on raising awareness about limitations of
treatment in Poland. We aimed to assess if the propensity to limit LST among elderly patients …

Objective As Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine physicians are experts in functional
prognoses of disabling health conditions, the aim of this study was to gain insight into their …

It is unknown whether hospital-based medical professionals in Spain educate patients about
advance directives (ADs). The objective of this research was to determine the frequency of …

Spiritual sensitivity (SS) is defined as attention to the available spiritual values in a
conflicting situation and awareness of one's roles and responsibilities in that situation. It …

Aims: The purpose of this review was the aggregation of empirical literature, qualitative,
quantitative and mixed methods, on healthcare professionals' experiences in end-of-life care …

The relevance of double effect for end-of-life decision-making has been challenged recently
by a number of scholars. The principal reason is that opioids such as morphine do not …

A través de las instrucciones previas (IP), un ciudadano puede dejar por escrito los
cuidados médicos que quiere que se sigan con él, en caso de que su capacidad para …

The emerging field of neuroethics attracts researchers from diverse disciplines to study the
ethical implications of neuroscience, its technological applications, and its impact on …