Objective The value of advance care planning (ACP) for patients with life-limiting illnesses is
widely recognized but Asian health care professionals'(HCPs') perspectives on ACP have …

Background: Asian healthcare professionals hold that patients' families play an essential
role in advance care planning. Aim: To systematically synthesize evidence regarding Asian …

Background Advance care planning (ACP) facilitates identification and documentation of
patients' treatment preferences. Its goal aligns with that of palliative care–optimizing quality …

Purpose Suffering refers to a situation in which a person's illness and condition threaten
their integrity. The aim of this systematic review was to synthesize qualitative studies that …

Advance directives (AD) can be used for the communication of healthcare decisions that
may be required in the future when individuals have lost their capacity to make such …

Background Little is known about advance directives (ADs) and end-of-life (EOL) care
preferences among the general population in Mainland China. This study aimed to describe …

Background Training has been found effective in improving healthcare professionals'
knowledge, confidence, and skills in conducting advance care planning (ACP). However …

Context: Quality of palliative care and death in mainland China is at a low level of the rest of
the world, the public is lacked of proper understanding of the relevant information is one of …

Advance care planning (ACP) facilitates individuals to proactively make decisions on their
end-of-life care when they are mentally competent. It is highly relevant to older adults with …

Aim To identify, appraise and synthesize the available evidence from qualitative research
exploring the suffering of patients with cancer during their illness trajectories. Design …