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 …

Dementia describes a clinical syndrome that encompasses difficulties in memory, language,
and behaviour that leads to impairments in activities of daily living. Alzheimer's disease is …

Background: Dementia is a life-limiting disease without curative treatments. Patients and
families may need palliative care specific to dementia. Aim: To define optimal palliative care …

Background Advance care planning (ACP) encompasses a process by which people may
express and record their values and preferences for care and treatment should they lose the …

Dementia syndrome is common and expected to increase significantly among older people
and characterized by the loss of cognitive, psychological and physical functions. Palliative …

Background End of life care is often inadequate for people with dementia. Advanced care
planning (ACP) has the potential to improve outcomes for people with dementia. The aim of …

Advance care planning (ACP), involving discussions between patients, families and
healthcare professionals on future healthcare decisions, in advance of anticipated …

Context End-of-life care for people with dementia can be poor, involving emergency hospital
admissions, burdensome treatments of uncertain value, and undertreatment of pain and …

Background Involving nursing home patients and their relatives in end-of-life care
conversations and treatment decisions has recently gained increased importance in several …

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