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Evaluating the Implementation of the Conversation Starter Kit in Long Term Care

SAGE Open Nursing, 2021
Introduction Advance care planning can improve the quality of life for residents in long-term care homes and reduce stress for families. However, care home staff and families often lack knowledge about advance care planning, making it especially ...
Sharon Kaasalainen RN, PhD, Tamara Sussman MSW, PhD, Maria Nicula BSc, Jack Lawrence BSc, Genevieve Thompson RN, PhD, Lynn McCleary RN, PhD, Abigail Wickson-Griffiths RN, PhD, John J. You MD, MSc,   +8 more
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Early advance care planning in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis patients: results of a systematic intervention by a palliative care team in a multidisciplinary management programme – a 4-year cohort study

Swiss Medical Weekly, 2021
INTRODUCTION Although recommended, the implementation of early advance care planning is suboptimal in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) patients.
Eglė Sukockienė, Ruxandra Iancu-Ferfoglia, Monique Boegli, Catherine Lefranc-Barranco, André Truffert, Anne-Chantal Héritier-Barras, Laurence Genton, Igor Leuchter, Dan Adler, Jean-Paul Janssens, Monica Escher   +10 more
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Advance care planning in COPD [PDF]

Respirology, 2011
ABSTRACTThe review aims to discuss current concepts in advance care planning (ACP) for patients with COPD, and to provide a narrative review of recent trends in ACP and end‐of‐life care for patients with COPD. ACP, which involves patient–clinician communication about end‐of‐life care, can improve outcomes for patients and their families, and may be ...
Kevin, Patel, Daisy J A, Janssen, J Randall, Curtis   +2 more
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BMT4me En Español: Multisite Feasibility and Usability Testing of a Spanish‐Language mHealth Adherence Support App for Spanish‐Speaking Caregivers of Children After Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation and Cancer Treatment

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Medication nonadherence during the first 100 days after pediatric hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) and during oncology treatment increases risk for complications. BMT4me is a caregiver‐facing mobile health (mHealth) application providing medication reminders, symptom tracking, and note‐taking features to support ...
Micah A. Skeens, Madeline R. Peek, Bianca Franklin, Emre Sezgin, Melissa Beauchemin   +4 more
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The prevalence and types of advance care planning use in patients with advanced cancer: A retrospective single-centre perspective, Australia [PDF]

, 2022
Objectives: In Australia participation rate in Advance Care Directives is 14%, and research is limited on Advance Care Planning (ACP) invitations and uptake among the patients with advanced cancer (PwAC). This study identifies the prevalence and types of
Hamiduzzaman, Mohammad, Veltre, Arron, Broadbent, Andrew, Sanmugarajah, Jasotha, Marshall, Amy   +4 more
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Comparisons of research trends and hot areas between China and America in advance care planning based on Web of Science and CNKI database

Huli yanjiu, 2020
ObjectiveUsing knowledge mapping technology,to probe into the similarities and differences of the research trends in advance care planning between China and America,and to analyze the Chinese characteristics.MethodsLiteratures related to advance care ...
ZHU Tingting, LIU Dongling, ZHANG Jing, GAO Qiaoqiao, WANG Zichen, LI Jiayin, LIU Xuebing   +6 more
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Advance care planning in the context of clinical deterioration: a systematic review of the literature [PDF]

, 2019
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.
O'Neill, M, Florin Oprescu, Goodman, S, Goodman, Sarah, Pearse, W, O’Neill, M, Oprescu, F I, Hyde, M, Maureen O’Neill, Endacott, J, Sarah Goodman, John Endacott, Mervyn Hyde, Pearse, Wendy, Hyde, M B, Wendy Pearse, Endacott, John, Oprescu, F   +17 more
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Survival by Race and Ethnicity in Children and Adolescents/Young Adults With Relapsed/Refractory Hodgkin Lymphoma: A Pooled Analysis of Children's Oncology Group Trials

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Purpose Despite 5‐year survival rates of over 90% among children and adolescents/young adults (CAYAs) with classic Hodgkin lymphoma (cHL), 15%–20% relapse after frontline therapy. Prior analysis of frontline Children's Oncology Group (COG) clinical trials demonstrated that, despite similar rates of relapse, non‐Hispanic Black (NHB) and ...
Mallorie B. Heneghan, Lindsay A. Renfro, Yue Wu, Katia M. Crisler, Erin Marcotte, Tanya Trippett, Terzah Horton, Bradford S. Hoppe, Frank G. Keller, Chris Forlenza, Cindy Schwartz, Kara M. Kelly, Peter D. Cole, Sharon M. Castellino, Justine M. Kahn   +14 more
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Advance Care Planning Safeguards [PDF]

Journal of General Internal Medicine, 2012
To the Editors:—We read with interest the recent article by Dr. Billings.1 In the article, Dr. Billings defines the goal of advance care planning as promoting the autonomy of decisionally incapacitated patients in decision-making about life-sustaining treatment, and cites public fears about restricting life-sustaining treatment as evidence for ...
Sangeeta C, Ahluwalia, Howard S, Gordon
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Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Survival in Western Kenya: Reduction in Early Deaths and Treatment Abandonment

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background An earlier study on children diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) at Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital (MTRH) in Kenya reported a low event‐free survival (EFS), excess treatment abandonment, and high induction mortality.
Gilbert Olbara, George Bogonko, Festus Njuguna, Sandra Langat, Martha Kipngetich, Dennis Njenga, Gertjan Johannes Kaspers, Terry Allen Vik   +7 more
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