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Advance care planning [PDF]

Clinical Medicine
Advance care planning (ACP) is done in anticipation of something adverse happening and the likelihood of losing the capacity to be involved in future decision making. ACP encourages people to think about what might happen in serious illness scenarios and
Lucy Robinson, Paul Paes
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A qualitative study of health care professionals’ views and experiences of paediatric advance care planning [PDF]

BMC Palliative Care, 2018
Background Good end-of-life care planning is vital to ensure optimal care is provided for patients and their families. Two key factors are open and honest advance care planning conversations between the patient (where possible), family, and health care ...
Barbara A. Jack, Tracy K. Mitchell, Mary R. O’Brien, Sergio A. Silverio, Katherine Knighting   +4 more
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Advance care planning [PDF]

Clinical Medicine, 2010
Fiona Hicks, Suzanne Kite
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Mapping advance care planning and advance directives in Latin America [PDF]

BMC Palliative Care
Background/aims The extent to which low- and middle-income countries have implemented Advance Care Planning (ACP) and Advance Directives (AD) remains unclear. We aimed to map the current status of ACP/AD in Latin America.
Natália Rocha Tardelli, Fernanda Bono Fukushima, Jenny T. van der Steen, Manuel Iván Cobas Rodríguez, Rasa Mikelyte, Daniel Neves Forte, Alex Sander Watanabe Palácio, Vilma Adriana Tripodoro, Mirna Garcia Burgoa, Douglas Henrique Crispim, Alfredo Rodríguez-Núñez, Luis Ricardo González Cruz, Mariuska Forteza Sáez, Patricia Bonilla Sierra, Ancu Tatiana Feng Escobar, María Elena del Rosario Alcántara Godoy, Tulio Enrique Velásquez Castellanos, Mónica Osio Saldaña, Nisla Camaño Reyes, Miriam Elisa Riveros Ríos, Maria del Rosario Berenguel Cook, Gloria Castillo Pichardo, Carlos Fernando Acuña Aguilar, Gabriela Píriz Alvarez, Ismariel Inés Espín Gonzalez, Leonardo de Andrade Rodrigues Brito, Edison Iglesias de Oliveira Vidal   +26 more
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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 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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Organisational and advance care planning program characteristics associated with advance care directive completion: a prospective multicentre cross-sectional audit among health and residential aged care services caring for older Australians

BMC Health Services Research, 2021
Background Advance care planning (ACP) and advance care directive (ACD) completion improve outcomes for patients, family, clinicians and the healthcare system. However, uptake remains low.
Karen M. Detering, Craig Sinclair, Kimberly Buck, Marcus Sellars, Ben P. White, Helana Kelly, Linda Nolte   +6 more
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Advance Care Directives: A Herzl Clinic Quality Improvement Project on Patients' perspectives

McGill Journal of Medicine, 2023
Background: Advance Care Planning (ACP) has benefits for patients and is often optimal when done in the primary care setting. Despite the development of multiple resources and tools to support ACP discussions at our Family Medicine Teaching Clinic, the ...
Fanny Hersson-Edery
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Advance care directive prevalence among older Australians and associations with person‐level predictors and quality indicators

Health Expectations, 2021
Background Advance care planning (ACP) conversations may result in preferences for medical care being documented. Objective To explore the uptake and quality of advance care directives (ACDs) among older Australians accessing health and aged care ...
Kimberly Buck, Linda Nolte, Marcus Sellars, Craig Sinclair, Ben P. White, Helana Kelly, Ashley Macleod, Karen M. Detering   +7 more
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Identifying barriers and facilitators to implementing advance care planning in prisons: a rapid literature review

Health & Justice, 2020
Background Limited information is available describing advance care planning (ACP) within correctional facilities, despite its increasing relevance due to the ageing population in prisons and the high rates of complex medical comorbidities.
Ashley Macleod, Divya Nair, Ekin Ilbahar, Marcus Sellars, Linda Nolte   +4 more
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