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Prevalence of living wills among older adults in Germany [PDF]

Journal of Health Monitoring, 2023
Background: Living wills regulate medical decisions in emergency situations. Those who create a living will can have it registered voluntarily in the Central Register of Lasting Powers of Attorney.
Susanne Wurm, Svenja M. Spuling, Ann-Kristin Reinhard, Ulrike Ehrlich   +3 more
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Perceptions, beliefs, and anticipations regarding living wills among Master’s degree nursing students in China: an exploratory qualitative study [PDF]

BMC Nursing
Background Steeped in cultural heritage, the Chinese traditionally equate death with misfortune. This deeply rooted belief has led to a low rate of living will signings and poses challenges for implementing death education.
Yishan Yan, Ling Liu, Yue Wang, Wanmin Qiang   +3 more
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Awareness, Knowledge, and Acceptance of Living Wills Among Chinese Cancer Patients: A Cross‐Sectional Study [PDF]

Health Care Science
Background Given the suboptimal quality of end‐of‐life care among patients with cancer in China, promoting living wills is critical in this population.
Longxia Hu, Jiaqing Wang, Deying Hu, Yilan Liu, Yanhong Han, Wenbin Liu, Fen Teng, Xiaoping Ding, Yi Dai, Lihong Bao, Hongling Zhang, Qingzhou Cheng, Yun Yang, Tingting Jiao, Fei Luo, Yali Yang, Zixi Wang, Xiaoping Yang, Shengli Yang   +18 more
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Legislative recognition and implementation challenges of living wills in China [PDF]

Philosophy, Ethics, and Humanities in Medicine
The 2022 revision of China’s Shenzhen Special Economic Zone Medical Regulations marks the nation’s inaugural legislative recognition of “living wills” as legally binding instruments.
Long Chen
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Analysis of middle-aged and older adults’ willingness concerning living wills and associated factors [PDF]

Frontiers in Public Health
ObjectiveTo 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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The readiness of knowledge, attitude and confidence and associated factors of implementing living wills among healthcare professionals in Shenzhen: a cross-sectional study [PDF]

BMC Medical Ethics
Background On January 1st, 2023, Shenzhen became the first city to legalize living wills in China. However, less was known about the readiness of healthcare professionals (HCPs) to implement Article 78 of the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone Medical ...
Yao Tang, Mengshu Li, Yiran Zhu, Ran Huo, Xianhong Li   +4 more
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Living wills. [PDF]

J R Soc Med, 2003
Astor R.
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Advance directives or living wills: Reflections of general practitioners and frail care coordinators in a small town in KwaZulu-Natal

South African Family Practice, 2012
Background: Living wills have long been associated with end-of-life care. This study explored the promotion of living wills by general practitioners (GPs) and frail care nursing coordinators who were directly involved in the care of the elderly in Howick,
A. Bull, B. Mash
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Letter: Advanced Directives are valuable

South African Family Practice, 2009
No abstract available.
Ronald F. Ingle
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Obstacles and Facilitating Factors in Decision-Making of Elderly Patients’ Living Will in the Chinese Context—A Literature Review

Risk Management and Healthcare Policy, 2022
Yanting Zhang,1,* Wenjia Long,2,* Ling Wang,3,* Liu Yang,4 Jun Zhong2,* 1Nursing Department, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan ...
Zhang Y, Long W, Wang L, Yang L, Zhong J
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