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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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Measurement instruments in advance care planning: A systematic review of psychometric properties [PDF]

International Journal of Nursing Studies Advances
Background: The use of accurate and targeted measurement instruments is critical for better understanding and supporting participation in advance care planning.
Chao Zhang, Maite Barrios, Ángela I. Berrío, Georgina Guilera   +3 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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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 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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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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Community-led, peer-facilitated Advance Care Planning workshops prompt increased Advance Care Planning behaviors among public attendees

PEC Innovation, 2023
Objective: Despite recognized benefits, engagement in Advance Care Planning (ACP) remains low. Research into peer-facilitated, group ACP interventions is limited.
Rachel Z. Carter, Ellie Siden, Amber Husband, Doris Barwich, Shimae Soheilipour, Jennifer Kryworuchko, Richard Sawatzky, Arminee Kazanjian, Kelli Stajduhar, Eman Hassan   +9 more
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