Background Nursing home (NH) patients have complex health problems, disabilities and
needs for Advance Care Planning (ACP). The implementation of ACP in NHs is a neglected …

The year 1996 marks the fifth anniversary of the federal Patient Self-Determination Act. The
Patient Self-Determination Act required hospitals, nursing homes, and health plans to ask …

Background: Physicians are frequently unaware of patient preferences for end-of-life care.
Identifying and exploring barriers to patient–physician communication about end-of-life …

Linda L. Emanuel, MD, PhD,'Marion Danis, MD, t Robert A. Pearlman, MD, MPH,# and Peter
A. Singer, MD, MPHS dvance directives for health care in anticipation of in-A competence …

Background: Physicians can increase the rate of completion of advance directive forms by
discussing directives with their patients, but the means by which physicians can be induced …

Many studies have investigated the effectiveness of interventions in promoting advance
directives (ADs) but there is uncertainty as to what works best, and in whom. We conducted …

Advance rate planning is a process whereby a patient, in consultation with health care
providers, family members and important others, makes decisions about his or her future …

Purpose: To review clinical interventions designed to change care at the end of life. Data
Sources: Published results of clinical trials identified by MEDLINE searches, review of …

Background: Medical residents commonly discuss resuscitation decisions with hospitalized
patients. Previous studies suggest that the quality of these discussions is poor. Objective: To …

Advance directives are designed to establish a person's preferences for treatment if the
person becomes incompetent in the future or unable to communicate those preferences to …