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Analysis of middle-aged and older adults’ willingness concerning living wills and associated factors [PDF]
Frontiers in Public HealthObjectiveTo investigate the current status of Living Will willingness among middle-aged and older adults in Shenzhen, China, and to systematically identify its associated influencing factors.MethodsBased on the Theory of Planned Behavior and the Life ...
Linyu Jiang, Yuwan Duan, Daping Li
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Frontiers in Public Health, 2021 Background: The importance of advance care planning (ACP) discussions have been heightened during the COVID-19 pandemic. We assessed advance directive completion, healthcare proxy (HCP), and attitudes toward ACP among older adults ages 50+ living with ...
Annie L. Nguyen +4 more
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The Problem of the Conscience Clause of Healthcare Professionals in Italy in the Years 2017-2020
Studia Ecologiae et Bioethicae, 2020 The main goal of the article is to analyse the key elements of the living will in Italy and present the dispute regarding the understanding of the conscience clause of healthcare professionals.
Andrzej Kobyliński
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Studia Ecologiae et Bioethicae, 2023 The main purpose of the study undertaken in this paper is a synthetic presentation of the major stages of the dispute over the legalization of assisted suicide in Italy as well as an analysis of selected ethical and legal aspects related to this issue ...
Andrzej Kobyliński
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Public Awareness and Attitude toward Palliative Care in Thailand
Siriraj Medical Journal, 2020 Objective: This study aims to examine the Thai public’s awareness and attitude toward the end of life and palliative care. Methods: We surveyed between February and April 2018.
Wannapha Kunakornvong +1 more
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Advance directives in the emergency department
Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians Open, 2020 Advance directives are documents to convey patients’ preferences in the event they are unable to communicate them. Patients commonly present to the emergency department near the end of life.
Eileen F. Baker, Catherine A. Marco
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Ethics and aging: focus on living will for patients with dementia
Geriatric Care, 2017 Today dementia certainly represents a public health priority with a huge global impact on wordwide population. However, clinical and social issues related to dementia have long been marginalized.
Alberto Sardella +5 more
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Erfahrungen mit der Suche nach Informationen über Vorsorgedokumente im Internet
Monitor Versorgungsforschung, 2023 Ein wichtiger Bereich der Gesundheitsvorsorge ist die Vorausplanung für medizinische Notfälle, die durch Vorsorgedokumente individuell geregelt werden kann.
Andrea Weber MSc +3 more
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The living will, cultural aspects of death, and mourning rituals
Annals of Indian Psychiatry, 2018 Indian subcontinent, diverse though in many respects, has a common systematized cultural mechanism to cope with loss. What is unique about Hindus is their belief in reincarnation and the concept of karma.
Manohar Dhadphale
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European Psychiatry, 2022 Introduction What does the physician think in his/her intimacy about clinical care for when his/her death would be near? Living Will is a type of advance directive with the aim to guarantee the testator’s autonomy when faced with death.
E. Turato +4 more
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