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BackgroundCompleting advance directives has been declared an essential instrument for preserving and respecting the autonomy and preferences for end-of-life care of people living with dementia.
Perla Werner +2 more
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A DIRECT ADVANCE ON ADVANCE DIRECTIVES [PDF]
ABSTRACTAdvance directives (ADs), which are also sometimes referred to as ‘living wills’, are statements made by a person that indicate what treatment she should not be given in the event that she is not competent to consent or refuse at the future moment in question.
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Models of advance directives in mental health care: stakeholder views [PDF]
<i>Objective</i>: The aim of this study was to examine perceptions of the place of advance directives in mental health care. <i>Methods</i>: Postal survey of stakeholders was carried out to assess their views on different ...
Garner, Helen C. +8 more
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Perspectives of Korean Patients, Families, Physicians and Nurses on Advance Directives
The purpose of this study was to explore the perspectives of lung cancer patients, their families, physicians and nurses on advance directives. Methods: The study employed a comparative descriptive design.
Jia Lee, PhD, RN, Ki Hyun Kim, MA, RN
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Background Everybody has the right to decide whether to receive specific medical treatment or not and to provide their free, prior and informed consent to do so.
Stefanie Baisch +19 more
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Association between knowledge and attitudes towards advance directives in emergency services
Background Implementing the routine consultation of patient advance directives in hospital emergency departments and emergency medical services has become essential, given that advance directives constitute the frame of reference for care personalisation
Silvia Poveda-Moral +5 more
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Nurses’ perceptions of advance directives
Objective: To identify nurses perceptions of Advance Directives (AD) and to analyse the influence of experience with AD on their perception. Material and methods: Quantitative, descriptive, correlational study conducted in a hospital in central Portugal ...
Ernestina Silva +2 more
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Advance directives among community-dwelling stroke survivors.
ObjectiveAdvance directives (ADs) are integral to health care, allowing patients to specify surrogate decision-makers and treatment preferences in case of loss of capacity.
Soumya Gupta +4 more
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Advance research directives: avoiding double standards
Background Advance research directives (ARD) have been suggested as a means by which to facilitate research with incapacitated subjects, in particular in the context of dementia research.
Bert Heinrichs
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How Can Be Increased the Accessibility and Effectiveness of Advance Directives?
One or more forms of advance directives are regulated in the majority of legal systems. However, people generally do not create advance directives.
Balázs Tőkey, István Hoffman
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