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Advance directives from haematology departments: the patient’s freedom of choice and communication with families. A qualitative analysis of 35 written documents

BMC Palliative Care, 2018
Background In France, advance directives are favourably perceived by most of the population, although the drafting rate is low. This ambivalence is challenging because advance directives are meant to promote the autonomy and freedom of choice of patients.
S. Trarieux-Signol, D. Bordessoule, J. Ceccaldi, S. Malak, A. Polomeni, J. B. Fargeas, N. Signol, H. Pauliat, S. Moreau   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Forecasting the Dialysis Burden in Japan: Validation‐Based Projections of Prevalence and Incidence Through 2050

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Japan has one of the highest dialysis prevalence rates worldwide and a shrinking, aging population. Whether dialysis burden has entered a sustained post‐peak phase or whether recent declines partly reflect pandemic‐related disruptions remains uncertain.
Hatice Şahin, Berrak Itır Aylı, Nüket Paksoy   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Acceptability and usability of the Planning Advance Care Together (PACT) website for improving patients' engagement in advance care planning

PEC Innovation
Objectives: Most prior advance care planning (ACP) interventions lack integration of the social context of patients' ACP process, which patients indicate is critically important.
Casey A. Walsh, Sarah J. Miller, Cardinale B. Smith, Holly G. Prigerson, Daniel McFarland, Sarah Yarborough, Claudia De Los Santos, Robert Thomas, Sara J. Czaja, Arindam RoyChoudhury, Eloise Chapman-Davis, Mark Lachs, Megan J. Shen   +12 more
doaj   +1 more source

Communication About Advance Directives: Are Patients Sharing Information With Physicians?

, 1992
...As part of a larger investigation of patient opinions and behaviors about ADs [advance directives], the present study examined patient communication patterns and preferences and sought to determine the extent to which patients direct communication ...
Elpern, Ellen, Burton, Laurel A., Yellen, Suzanne B.   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Organoids in pediatric cancer research

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Organoid technology has revolutionized cancer research, yet its application in pediatric oncology remains limited. Recent advances have enabled the development of pediatric tumor organoids, offering new insights into disease biology, treatment response, and interactions with the tumor microenvironment.
Carla Ríos Arceo, Jarno Drost
wiley   +1 more source

Advance care planning in the context of clinical deterioration: a systematic review of the literature

Palliative Care, 2019
Background: A Rapid Response Team can respond to critically ill patients in hospital to prevent further deterioration and unexpected deaths. However, approximately one-third of reviews involve a patient approaching the end-of-life.
Wendy Pearse, Florin Oprescu, John Endacott, Sarah Goodman, Mervyn Hyde, Maureen O’Neill   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Information and Advance Care Directives for End-of-Life Residents with and without Dementia in Nursing Homes. [PDF]

Healthcare (Basel), 2023
Mota-Romero E, Rodríguez-Landero O, Moya-Dieguez R, Cano-Garzón GM, Montoya-Juárez R, Puente-Fernández D.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

On a principle of advance directives

, 2009
We explored a principle of advance directives. Advanced directives are a tool to help execute a broader concept of advance care planning, which is included in advance life planning.
Ito, Michiya, Imai, Takashi, Nakajima, Takashi, Itai, Koichiro, Ito, Hiroaki   +4 more
core  

Gut microbiome and aging—A dynamic interplay of microbes, metabolites, and the immune system

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Age‐dependent shifts in microbial communities engender shifts in microbial metabolite profiles. These in turn drive shifts in barrier surface permeability of the gut and brain and induce immune activation. When paired with preexisting age‐related chronic inflammation this increases the risk of neuroinflammation and neurodegenerative diseases.
Aaron Mehl, Eran Blacher
wiley   +1 more source

Outcomes of advance care directives after admission to a long-term care home: DNR the DNH? [PDF]

BMC Geriatr, 2022
Adekpedjou R, Heckman GA, Hébert PC, Costa AP, Hirdes J.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source