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 …

Efforts to promote the completion of advance directives implicitly assume that completion
rates of these documents, which help ensure care consistent with people's preferences in …

Executive summary Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the leading cause of dementia, and
because the primary risk factor for AD is old age, the prevalence of the disease is increasing …

Background: Advance care planning is the process of discussing and recording patient
preferences concerning goals of care for patients who may lose capacity or communication …

Objective To systematically review the efficacy of advance care planning (ACP) interventions
in different adult patient populations. Design Systematic review and meta-analyses. Data …

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 …

Decision aids for people facing health treatment or screening decisions - Stacey, D - 2017 |
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Objective: We conducted a systematic review to answer three questions: 1) Do advance care
planning and palliative care interventions lead to a reduction in ICU admissions for adult …

Background: UK care home residents are often poorly served by existing healthcare
arrangements. Published descriptions of residents' health status have been limited by lack of …

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