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Facilitating advance care planning in the general practice setting for patients with a chronic, life-limiting illness: protocol for a phase-III cluster-randomized controlled trial and process evaluation of the ACP-GP intervention

BMC Palliative Care, 2021
Background Advance care planning (ACP), a process of communication about patients’ preferences for future medical care, should be initiated in a timely manner. Ideally situated for this initiation is the general practitioner (GP).
Julie Stevens, Peter Pype, Kim Eecloo, Luc Deliens, Koen Pardon, Aline De Vleminck   +5 more
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Palliative care symptoms, concerns and well-being of older people with frailty and complex care needs upon hospital discharge: a cross-sectional study

BMC Palliative Care, 2022
Background Little is known about the nature and intensity of palliative care needs of hospitalised older people. We aimed to describe the palliative care symptoms, concerns, and well-being of older people with frailty and complex care needs upon ...
Kim de Nooijer, Nele Van Den Noortgate, Peter Pype, Lieve Van den Block, Lara Pivodic   +4 more
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Defining the content of a website on advance care planning in dementia: a focus group study with family and health professionals

BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, 2023
Background Advance care planning (ACP) is a process that enables individuals to define goals and preferences for their future care. It is particularly relevant for people with dementia and their family. Interactive tools, such as websites, that encourage
Charlèss Dupont, Tinne Smets, Fanny Monnet, Lara Pivodic, Aline De Vleminck, Chantal Van Audenhove, Lieve Van den Block   +6 more
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Physician-related determinants of medical end-of-life decisions - A mortality follow-back study in Switzerland. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2018
BACKGROUND:Medical end-of-life decisions (MELD) and shared decision-making are increasingly important issues for a majority of persons at the end of life. Little is known, however, about the impact of physician characteristics on these practices.
Matthias Bopp, Yolanda W H Penders, Samia A Hurst, Georg Bosshard, Milo A Puhan, Swiss End-of-Life Decisions Study Group   +5 more
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Korean Medical Professionals’ Attitudes and Experiences on Advance Care Planning for Noncancerous Disease

Annals of Geriatric Medicine and Research, 2019
Background : Advance care planning (ACP) allows patients to declare their preferences for life-sustaining and hospice palliative care. However, the perception of ACP remains low in Korea.
Ji Eun Lee, Aejin Goo, Dong Wook Shin, Jun Hyun Yoo, Korean Geriatrics Society End-of-Life Research Group   +4 more
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Exploring a New Model of End-of-Life Care for Older People That Operates in the Space Between the Life World and the Healthcare System: A Qualitative Case Study [PDF]

International Journal of Health Policy and Management, 2020
Background Innovative service models to facilitate end-of-life care for older people may be required to enable and bolster networks of care. The aim of this study was to understand how and why a new charitably funded service model of end-of-life care ...
Steven Dodd, Nancy Preston, Sheila Payne, Catherine Walshe   +3 more
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Medical end-of-life practices in Swiss cultural regions: a death certificate study

BMC Medicine, 2018
Background End-of-life decisions remain controversial. Switzerland, with three main languages shared with surrounding countries and legal suicide assistance, allows exploration of the effects of cultural differences on end-of-life practices within the ...
Samia A. Hurst, Ueli Zellweger, Georg Bosshard, Matthias Bopp, for the Swiss Medical End-of-Life Decisions Study Group   +4 more
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Factors associated with length of stay in care homes: a systematic review of international literature

Systematic Reviews, 2019
Background A number of studies have explored factors associated with resident length of stay in care homes; however the findings of these studies have not been synthesized.
Danni Collingridge Moore, Thomas J. Keegan, Lesley Dunleavy, Katherine Froggatt   +3 more
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Belgian psychiatrists’ attitudes towards, and readiness to engage in, euthanasia assessment procedures with adults with psychiatric conditions: a survey

BMC Psychiatry, 2020
Background Although the Belgian assessment pathway for legal euthanasia requires the engagement of at least one psychiatrist, little is known about psychiatrists’ attitudes towards euthanasia for adults with psychiatric conditions (APC).
Monica Verhofstadt, Kurt Audenaert, Kris Van den Broeck, Luc Deliens, Freddy Mortier, Koen Titeca, Koen Pardon, Kenneth Chambaere   +7 more
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Toward Optimal End-of-Life Care for Patients with Advanced Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Insights from a Multicentre Study

Canadian Respiratory Journal, 2008
BACKGROUND: Understanding patients’ needs and perspectives is fundamental to improving end-of-life (EOL) care. However, little is known of what quality care means to patients who have advanced lung disease.
Graeme M Rocker, Peter M Dodek, Daren K Heyland, for the Canadian Researchers at the End of Life Network   +3 more
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