Importance Advance directive (AD) designation is an important component of advance care
planning (ACP) that helps align care with patient goals. However, it is underutilized in high …

This study aimed to examine and compare the associations between education, social
media use, and advance care planning (ACP) discussion among Chinese older adults in …

Background Social media with real-time content and a wide-reaching user network opens
up more possibilities for palliative and end-of-life care (PEoLC) researchers who have …

The increasingly frequent occurrence of emergencies has led to significant losses, both
human and economic. It is of the utmost importance to scientifically and effectively formulate …

Background: Twitter has become a popular platform for individuals to broadcast their daily
experiences and opinions on a wide range of topics and emotions. Tweets from patients with …

Background The surge in critical illness and associated mortality brought by the coronavirus
virus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, coupled with staff shortages and restrictions of …

Comorbid conditions represent a major risk for severe illness among persons with COVID-
19. Previously healthy people with COVID-19 can also develop severe illness, but are …

Introduction Social media platforms like Twitter are highly utilized for communicating about
cancer care. Although surgery is the primary curative treatment for solid malignancies, little …

Advance care planning (ACP) strategies to improve patient-aligned end-of-life care remain a
significant challenge. Even most patients with serious illness do not complete written …

Due to the global COVID-19 pandemic, a concomitant increase in awareness for end-of-life
decisions (EOLDs) and advance care planning has been noted. Whether the dynamic …