Advance directive and end-of-life care preferences among Chinese nursing home residents in Hong Kong [PDF]
, 2011 OBJECTIVES: The objectives of the present study were to describe the knowledge and preferences of Hong Kong Chinese older adults regarding advance directives and end-of-life care decisions, and to investigate the predictors of preferences for advance ...
Chan, CSY +8 more
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How do general practitioners conceptualise advance care planning in their practice? : a qualitative study [PDF]
, 2016 Objectives : To explore how GPs conceptualise advance care planning (ACP), based on their experiences with ACP in their practice. Methods : Five focus groups were held with 36 GPs. Discussions were analysed using a constant comparative method. Results :
Beernaert, Kim +5 more
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PLoS ONE, 2018 BACKGROUND:Stating preferences about care beforehand using advance care planning and advance directives has become increasingly common in current medicine.
Matthijs P S van Wijmen +4 more
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Association between knowledge and attitudes towards advance directives in emergency services
BMC Medical Ethics, 2021 Background Implementing the routine consultation of patient advance directives in hospital emergency departments and emergency medical services has become essential, given that advance directives constitute the frame of reference for care personalisation
Silvia Poveda-Moral +5 more
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Swiss Medical Weekly, 2021 INTRODUCTION Although recommended, the implementation of early advance care planning is suboptimal in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) patients.
Eglė Sukockienė +10 more
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A website supporting sensitive religious and cultural advance care planning (ACPTalk): Formative and summative evaluation [PDF]
, 2018 Background: Advance care planning (ACP) promotes conversations about future health care needs, enacted if a person is incapable of making decisions at end-of-life that may be communicated through written documentation such as advance care directives.
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Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine, 2018 Background: Psychiatric advance directives have been incorporated in the Mental Health Care Act 2017 despite strong concerns about their feasibility and utility in the Indian patient population. Data on its utility in India is very scarce.
Bheemsain Tekkalaki +5 more
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Advance directives of patients: process of implementation by palliative care teams [PDF]
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem, 2020 Objectives: to investigate the process of implementing advance directives in palliative care teams in southern Brazil. Methods: an exploratory-descriptive study with a qualitative approach conducted with 51 professionals from seven palliative care teams
Aline Carniato Dalle Nogario +5 more
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"Hope for the best, prepare for the worst": A qualitative interview study on parents' needs and fears in pediatric advance care planning. [PDF]
, 2016 Pediatric advance care planning is advocated by healthcare providers because it may increase the chance that patient and/or parent wishes are respected and thus improve end-of-life care.
Borasio, G.D. +4 more
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Perspectives of Korean Patients, Families, Physicians and Nurses on Advance Directives
Asian Nursing Research, 2010 The purpose of this study was to explore the perspectives of lung cancer patients, their families, physicians and nurses on advance directives. Methods: The study employed a comparative descriptive design.
Jia Lee, PhD, RN, Ki Hyun Kim, MA, RN
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