Pandemic ICU triage challenge and medical ethics

S Netters, N Dekker, K van de Wetering… - BMJ supportive & …, 2021 - spcare.bmj.com
The COVID-19 pandemic has made unprecedented global demands on healthcare in
general and especially the intensive care unit (ICU). the virus is spreading out of control. To …

[HTML][HTML] Exploring patient-reported barriers to advance care planning in family practice

C Bernard, A Tan, M Slaven, D Elston, DK Heyland… - BMC Family …, 2020 - Springer
Background Although patient-centred care has become increasingly important across all
medical specialties, when it comes to end of life care, research has shown that treatments …

Effectiveness of a nurse-led multidisciplinary intervention vs usual care on advance care planning for vulnerable older adults in an accountable care organization: a …

J Gabbard, NM Pajewski, KE Callahan… - JAMA internal …, 2021 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Advance care planning (ACP), especially among vulnerable older adults,
remains underused in primary care. Additionally, many ACP initiatives fail to integrate …

A rapid scoping review of end-of-life conversations with frail older adults in Canada

C Carter, F Leanza, S Mohammed, REG Upshur… - Canadian Family …, 2021 - cfp.ca
Objective To explore what is known about end-of-life (EOL) conversations with frail older
adults across all settings including primary care in Canada, and to understand the barriers …

[HTML][HTML] Advance care planning conversations in primary care: a quality improvement project using the Serious Illness Care Program

A Hafid, M Howard, D Guenter, D Elston, S Fikree… - BMC palliative …, 2021 - Springer
Background Advance care planning (ACP) conversations are associated with improved end-
of-life healthcare outcomes and patients want to engage in ACP with their healthcare …

Use of machine learning and lay care coaches to increase advance care planning conversations for patients with metastatic cancer

MF Gensheimer, D Gupta, MI Patel, T Fardeen… - JCO Oncology …, 2023 - ascopubs.org
PURPOSE: Patients with metastatic cancer benefit from advance care planning (ACP)
conversations. We aimed to improve ACP using a computer model to select high-risk …

Improving shared decision-making in advance care planning: implementation of a cluster randomized staff intervention in dementia care

B Goossens, A Sevenants, A Declercq… - Patient Education and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Objective Increasing staff engagement level of shared decision-making in advance care
planning for persons with dementia in nursing homes. Perceived importance, competence …

End-of-life decision making in the context of chronic life-limiting disease: a concept analysis and conceptual model

K Levoy, EC Tarbi, JP De Santis - Nursing outlook, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Conceptual ambiguities prevent advancements in end-of-life decision making
in clinical practice and research. Purpose To clarify the components of and stakeholders …

Barriers to advance care planning among patients with advanced serious illnesses: A national survey of health-care professionals in Singapore

C Malhotra, I Chaudhry - Palliative & Supportive Care, 2023 - cambridge.org
Objectives To assess the barriers that health-care professionals (HCPs) face in having
advance care planning (ACP) conversations with patients suffering from advanced serious …

[HTML][HTML] Advance care planning in primary care: a retrospective medical record study among patients with different illness trajectories

YAC Bekker, AF Suntjens, Y Engels, H Schers… - BMC Palliative Care, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Background Advance Care Planning (ACP) enables physicians to align healthcare
with patients' wishes, reduces burdensome life-prolonging medical interventions, and …