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Advance care planning [PDF]

British Journal of Nursing, 2020
The article provides an overview of advance care planning (ACP), discusses why ACP is important, highlights the barriers to having conversations and discusses the role of the nurse in supporting patients with ACP. It highlights the importance of open and honest conversations with patients regarding their future care; and mentions that conversations ...
Merlane, Helen, Armstrong, Leonie
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Advance care planning in residential care [PDF]

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Medicine, 2000
Abstract Background: To provide optimal care for our ageing population, some form of advance care planning (ACP) is essential. Overseas data suggest that the process of ACP and the use of advance care directives (ACD) is suboptimal in residential care institutions. By comparison there are few Australian data.
Balakrishnan Nair, I. Kerridgey, Annette J. Dobson, Iain McPhee, Peter Saul   +4 more
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The care planning umbrella: The evolution of advance care planning

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 2023
Department of Community & Health Systems, Indiana University School of Nursing, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA Indiana University Center for Aging Research, Regenstrief Institute, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana, USA Division of Geriatric Medicine, Department of
Susan E. Hickman, Hillary D. Lum, Anne M. Walling, April Savoy, Rebecca L. Sudore   +4 more
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Opportunities and challenges for advance care planning in strongly religious family-centric societies: a Focus group study of Indonesian cancer-care professionals

BMC Palliative Care, 2022
Background Most studies on advance care planning in Asia originate in high-income Asian countries. Indonesia is a middle-income Asian country characterized by its religious devoutness and strong family ties.
Diah Martina, Christina Yeni Kustanti, Rahajeng Dewantari, Noorwati Sutandyo, Rudi Putranto, Hamzah Shatri, Christantie Effendy, Agnes van der Heide, Judith A. C. Rietjens, Carin van der Rijt   +9 more
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Advance care planning for patients with cancer and family caregivers in Indonesia: a qualitative study

BMC Palliative Care, 2022
Background Individuals’ willingness to engage in advance care planning is influenced by factors such as culture and religious beliefs. While most studies on advance care planning in Asia have been performed in high-income countries, Indonesia is a lower ...
Diah Martina, Christina Yeni Kustanti, Rahajeng Dewantari, Noorwati Sutandyo, Rudi Putranto, Hamzah Shatri, Christantie Effendy, Agnes van der Heide, Carin C. D. van der Rijt, Judith A. C. Rietjens   +9 more
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Advance Care Planning in the Netherlands [PDF]

Zeitschrift für Evidenz, Fortbildung und Qualität im Gesundheitswesen, 2023
The Dutch health care system fosters a strong public health sector offering accessible generalist care including generalist palliative care. General practitioners are well positioned to conduct ACP, for example, to continue or initiate conversations after hospitalization.
van der Steen, Jenny T., Engels, Yvonne, Touwen, Dorothea P., Kars, Marijke C., Reyners, Anna K.L., van der Linden, Yvette M., Korfage, Ida J.   +6 more
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Advance directives and cancer: oncology practices in Brazil [PDF]

Revista Bioética, 2023
Data on advance directives in Brazil are lacking. This study aims to assess the understanding of oncologists regarding advance directives and the frequency with which they discuss advance directives and advance care planning with their patients in Brazil.
Eni Devay de Freitas, Rui Nunes
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Consensus definition of advance care planning in dementia: A 33‐country Delphi study

Alzheimer's & Dementia, 2023
Existing advance care planning (ACP) definitional frameworks apply to individuals with decision‐making capacity. We aimed to conceptualize ACP for dementia in terms of its definition and issues that deserve particular attention.
J. T. van der Steen, M. Nakanishi, L. Van den Block, Paola Di Giulio, S. Gonella, Jürgen In der Schmitten, R. Sudore, Karen Harrison Dening, Deborah Parker, N. Mimica, I. Holmerová, Philip Larkin, Sandra Martins Pereira, J. Rietjens, I. Korfage   +14 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Effect of a Community Health Worker Intervention on Acute Care Use, Advance Care Planning, and Patient-Reported Outcomes Among Adults With Advanced Stages of Cancer: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

JAMA Oncology, 2022
Importance Deficiencies in advance care planning and symptom management are associated with avoidable acute care use among patients with cancer. Community health worker (CHW)-led approaches may be an approach to reduce acute care use but remain untested ...
Manali I. Patel, K. Kapphahn, Marilyn Dewland, Veronica Aguilar, Blanca Sanchez, Etsegenet Sisay, Ariana Murillo, Kim Smith, David J. Park   +8 more
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What is the evidence for efficacy of advance care planning in improving patient outcomes? A systematic review of randomised controlled trials

BMJ Open, 2022
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, healthcare use/costs and documentation.
Chetna Malhotra, Mahham Shafiq, A. P. M. Batcagan-Abueg   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source