Health care policymaking during the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
(SARS-CoV-2) pandemic has questioned the precedent of restricting hospital visitors. We …

Objective Surrogate decision-makers play an increasingly important role in the lives of older
adults who have lost their ability to make decisions. Currently, there is a lack of evidence to …

Background: Surrogate decision makers are required to make difficult end-of-life decisions
with little preparation. Little is known about what surrogates may need to adequately prepare …

Context Hospital care and communication tend to be focused on the individual patient, and
decision making is typically based on the principle of individual autonomy. It can be …

Background Conceptual ambiguities prevent advancements in end-of-life decision making
in clinical practice and research. Purpose To clarify the components of and stakeholders …

Abstract Background The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with
Disabilities (UNCRPD) establishes a right to legal capacity for all people, including those …

Background Many hospitalized adults do not have the capacity to make their own health
care decisions and thus require a surrogate decision-maker. While the ethical standard …

Background A large number of end-of-life decisions are made by a next-of-kin for a patient
who has lost their decision-making capacity. This has given rise to investigations into how …

Objetivo: conhecer as dificuldades e limitações relacionadas à implementação das Diretivas
Antecipadas de Vontade no contexto hospitalar. Método: estudo qualitativo, do tipo …

Abstract Background Surrogate decision makers (SDMs) face difficult decisions at end of life
(EOL) for decisionally incapacitated intensive care unit (ICU) patients. Purpose To identify …