Background Advance care planning (ACP) supports persons at any age or health status to
determine their values, goals, and preferences regarding future medical care. The American …

This systematic review identifies possible decision aids that promote perioperative advance
care planning (ACP) and synthesizes the available evidence regarding their use. Using …

Abstract Background In 2014, Alberta, Canada broke new ground in having the first
provincial healthcare policy and procedure for advance care planning (ACP), the process of …

Background The process of advance care planning (ACP) encompasses learning about and
planning for end-of-life (EOL) decisions, documenting preferences through legal forms …

Ethnic minority groups are less engaged than Caucasian American adults in advance care
planning (ACP). Knowledge deficits, language, and culture are barriers to ACP. Limited …

Background and purpose: Advance directives (ADs) and advance care planning (ACP) aid
in expressing an individual's preferences and guide future medical decision-making …

Advance directives (AD) were developed to respect patient autonomy. However, very few
patients have AD, even in cases when major cardiovascular surgery is to follow. To …

Background The low completion rate of advance directives (ADs) has received attention in
Japan and the United States, as policy makers and health care professionals face aging …

(1) Background: Advance directives (ADs) in Portugal have been legalized since 2012. What
has been observed over time, from the few studies carried out, is that despite the positive …

Background: Families of critically ill patients often make difficult decisions related to end-of-
life (EOL) care including the withdrawal of life-sustaining therapies. Objectives: This study …