With dramatically increasing proportions of older people, global ageing has remarkably
influenced healthcare services and policy making worldwide. Older people represent the …

Background: The concept of advance care planning is largely derived from Western
countries. However, the decision-making process and drivers for choosing palliative care in …

Aims and objectives To explore the experiences and processes of advance care planning
(ACP) discussions in older residents of a long‐term care institution. Background Advance …

Background As the “do not resuscitate”(DNR) discussion involves communication, this study
explored (1) the effects of a title that included “allow natural death”, and of information …

To describe the knowledge and attitude of Chinese patients with advanced cancer towards
advanced care planning (ACP), a convenience sample of 275 patients with advanced …

This community-based cluster randomized trial evaluated the efficacy of a 4-week
multimedia educational intervention followed by telephone consultations at Weeks 12 and …

Dementia is a progressive, incurable disease that can deprive patients of the ability to make
decisions. This study determines whether dementia influences the medical care that a …

Objectives: The study aimed to evaluate the effects of an advance care planning (ACP)
program on knowledge and attitudes concerning palliative care, and decisions regarding …

Abstract Background First-generation Chinese American patients have low engagement in
advance care planning (ACP). Among the causes may be clinician uncertainty about …

The aim of this research was to describe knowledge and attitudes regarding advance
directives (ADs) in patients with advanced heart failure and identify factors influencing such …