BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES Advance care planning (ACP) has shown benefit in some, but
not all, studies. It is important to understand the utility of ACP. We conducted a scoping …

Key Clinical Points Navigating and Communicating about Serious Illness and End of Life
Partnering with patients as they navigate serious illness requires effectively communicating …

Importance High-quality conversations between clinicians and seriously ill patients about
values and goals are associated with improved outcomes but occur infrequently. Objective …

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Ageing has been recognized as one of the most critically important health-care issues
worldwide. It is relevant to Asia, where the increasing number of older populations has …

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

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 …

Hospital-free days (HFDs) is increasingly selected as the primary or secondary outcome in
clinical trials among critically and seriously ill patients. This outcome measure, alternatively …

Background Since the introduction of the concept of advance care planning (ACP), many
studies have been conducted exploring beneficial effects. These studies show a …

Objectives To conduct an up-to-date systematic review of all randomised controlled trials
assessing efficacy of advance care planning (ACP) in improving patient outcomes …