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Background Advance care planning (ACP) supports patients in identifying and documenting their preferences and timely discussing them with their relatives and healthcare professionals (HCPs). Since the ...

Rationale Advance care planning (ACP) is uncommon in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Objectives To assess whether a nurse-led ACP-intervention can improve quality of ...

Objectives (1) Develop a programme theory of why, for whom and in what contexts integrated palliative care (PC) and heart failure (HF) services work/do not work; (2) use the programme theory to ...

The advance care planning topic can be difficult but necessary to discuss. The community game day event will bring people together for an enjoyable discussion about living well and quality end-of-life ...

Advanced care planning is best undertaken in the context of an ongoing doctor-patient relationship, as it involves a series of discussions over time in the office or outpatient setting.

In this article we discuss advanced care planning, its importance as well as related challenges and barriers. We then outline a practical approach to advanced care planning for older adults.

A crucial component of communication in heart failure is advanced care planning. Patients and families should discuss advance directives, especially the appointment of a healthcare proxy decision ...

Advance care planning is a vital step for every adult but LGBTQ+ Floridians often face unique hurdles when their wishes are not legally documented.

In no circumstance is end-of-life care an easy conversation, but if you ever find yourself needing to make those tough decisions for a loved one, it’s comforting to know what they want. Advance care ...

Nursing care homes (total of eight) who deliver care to those with advanced dementia will be randomly allocated to intervention (delivered at nursing care home level) or control. Three participant ...

Objective Advance care planning (ACP) can result in end-of-life care that is more congruent with patients’ values and preferences. There is increasing interest in video decision aids to assist with ...