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Unsolved questions and preferred solution about living will [PDF]

open access: yesEgyptian Journal of Forensic Sciences, 2018
Background Ethical problems about end-of-life medicine include a variety of issues approached in different ways by physicians and, more recently, special emphasis to this kind of ethical issues and possible answers has done by Italian National Ethical ...
Antonina Argo   +3 more
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Living Will [PDF]

open access: yesNew England Journal of Medicine, 2012
RESUMO Este artigo resulta de uma reflexão bioética sobre o Testamento Vital e a sua origem, com desenvolvimento de conceitos como a autonomia e o consentimento informado.
Nunes, R.
openaire   +3 more sources

The living will system in mainland China: legislative status quo, dilemmas and prospects [PDF]

open access: yesFrontiers in Public Health
As the right of patients to make autonomous decisions about life-sustaining treatment has gained wider recognition, many countries have introduced legislation on living wills.
Longmei Tian
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Perceptions of the Importance of Advance Care Planning During the COVID-19 Pandemic Among Older Adults Living With HIV

open access: yesFrontiers 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

open access: yesStudia 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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Ethical and Legal Aspects of the Dispute Over the Legalization of Assisted Suicide in Italy in 2017-2022

open access: yesStudia 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

open access: yesSiriraj 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

open access: yesJournal 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

open access: yesGeriatric 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

open access: yesMonitor 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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