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Variables that influence the medical decision regarding Advance Directives and their impact on end-of-life care

Einstein (São Paulo), 2019
The objective of this study was to identify the variables that influence physicians to implement Advance Directives and assess their impact on end-of-life care.
Larissa Mont’Alverne de Arruda, Kelline Paiva Bringel Abreu, Laryssa Braga Cavalcante Santana, Manuela Vasconcelos de Castro Sales   +3 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Advance directives from haematology departments: the patient’s freedom of choice and communication with families. A qualitative analysis of 35 written documents

BMC Palliative Care, 2018
Background In France, advance directives are favourably perceived by most of the population, although the drafting rate is low. This ambivalence is challenging because advance directives are meant to promote the autonomy and freedom of choice of patients.
S. Trarieux-Signol, D. Bordessoule, J. Ceccaldi, S. Malak, A. Polomeni, J. B. Fargeas, N. Signol, H. Pauliat, S. Moreau   +8 more
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That was just your life: rethinking dementia for advance directives [PDF]

Frontiers in Psychiatry
Over the past decades, literature in dementia ethics has extensively looked at moral questions revolving around the care of older people living with dementia.
Franlu Vulliermet, Daan Kenis
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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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Effect of Psychiatric Advance Directives Facilitated by Peer Workers on Compulsory Admission Among People With Mental Illness

JAMA psychiatry, 2022
This randomized clinical trial examines 12 months of follow-up data on rehospitalization and mental health outcomes for patients with schizophrenia, bipolar I disorder, or schizoaffective disorder who completed psychiatric advance directives with help ...
A. Tinland, S. Loubière, F. Mougeot, É. Jouet, Magali Pontier, K. Baumstarck, A. Loundou, N. Franck, C. Lançon, P. Auquier   +9 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Advance care planning and advance directives: an overview of the main critical issues

Aging Clinical and Experimental Research, 2021
Advance care planning (ACP) is a process that guarantees the respect of the patient’s values and priorities about his/her future care at the end of life.
C. Sedini, Martina Biotto, Lorenza M. Crespi Bel’skij, Roberto Ercole Moroni Grandini, M. Cesari   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Caught in a Loop with Advance Care Planning and Advance Directives: How to Move Forward?

Journal of Palliative Medicine, 2022
Completion of an advance care planning (ACP) process and/or an advance directive should result in patients receiving the care they desire at the end of life. However, three decades of research have shown that is just not the case.
V. Periyakoil, C. Gunten, Robert Arnold, S. Hickman, S. Morrison, R. Sudore   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Completion of Advance Directives among African Americans and Whites Adults

Patient Education and Counseling, 2021
Objective: The primary purpose of this study was to analyze the completion of advance directives among African American and White adults and examine related factors, including demographics, socio-economic status, health conditions, and experiences with ...
M. Bazargan, S. Cobb, S. Assari
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Contribution to improve advance directives in Portugal [PDF]

, 2020
This article explains the state of Advance Directives (concerning living wills in case of inability to express one) in Portugal. It explores the causes of the low number of registered advance directives and proposes a standard form, one of the ways to ...
Macedo, João Carlos Gama Martins
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The discontinuation of antitumor treatment and the advance directives in cancer patients

Brazilian Journal of Oncology, 2020
Objectives: Advance directives (AD) are one of the main pillars of patients' autonomy and can impact directly the quality of life, dignity and rights of the dying patient.
Pedro Grachinski Buiar, Jose Roberto Goldim, Vania Naomi Hirakata   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source