Advance care planning (ACP) is increasingly implemented in oncology and beyond, but a
definition of ACP and recommendations concerning its use are lacking. We used a formal …

Background Advance care planning (ACP) involves important decision making about future
medical needs. The high-volume and disparate nature of ACP research makes it difficult to …

Sepsis is life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by a dysregulated host response to
infection (1). Sepsis and septic shock are major healthcare problems, impacting millions of …

Background: High-quality care for seriously ill patients aligns treatment with their goals and
values. Failure to achieve “goal-concordant” care is a medical error that can harm patients …

Importance Health care may be burdensome and of uncertain benefit for older adults with
multiple chronic conditions (MCCs). Aligning health care with an individual's health priorities …

Importance Advance care planning improves the receipt of medical care aligned with
patients' values; however, it remains suboptimal among diverse patient populations. To …

Importance In advanced dementia, goals of care decisions are challenging and medical
care is often more intensive than desired. Objective To test a goals of care (GOC) decision …

Background Health care systems are increasingly moving towards more integrated
approaches. Shared decision making (SDM) is central to these models but may be …

Context Palliative care continues to be a rapidly growing field aimed at improving quality of
life for patients and their caregivers. Objectives The purpose of this review was to provide a …

Despite advances in cardiac therapy, heart failure (HF) remains a progressive, highly
symptomatic, and deadly disease that places great demands on patients, caregivers, and …