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Advance care planning and the older patient [PDF]

QJM, 2011
Making treatment decisions for older people is difficult, because of the complex interplay of their multiple co-morbidities, but also because of the fine balance of risks vs. benefit in any chosen management plan. This becomes even more difficult when they lose the capacity to tell us what they want, and often in such situations we have to rely on ...
Aw, D, Hayhoe, B, Smajdor, A, Bowker, L K, Conroy, S P, Myint, P K   +5 more
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Advance care planning for haemodialysis patients [PDF]

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2016
End-stage kidney disease (ESKD) is a chronic, debilitative and progressive illness that may need interventions such as dialysis, transplantation, dietary and fluid restrictions. Most patients with ESKD will require renal replacement therapy, such as kidney transplantation or maintenance dialysis.
Chi Eung Danforn, Lim, Rachel W C, Ng, Nga Chong Lisa, Cheng, Maria, Cigolini, Cannas, Kwok, Frank, Brennan   +5 more
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"Hope for the best, prepare for the worst": A qualitative interview study on parents' needs and fears in pediatric advance care planning. [PDF]

Palliative Medicine, 2016
Pediatric advance care planning is advocated by healthcare providers because it may increase the chance that patient and/or parent wishes are respected and thus improve end-of-life care.
Borasio, G.D., Daxer, M., Führer, M., Jox, R.J., Lotz, J.D.   +4 more
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A qualitative study of health care professionals' views and experiences of paediatric advance care planning [PDF]

BMC Palliative Care, 2018
Background Good end-of-life care planning is vital to ensure optimal care is provided for patients and their families. Two key factors are open and honest advance care planning conversations between the patient (where possible), family, and health care ...
A Brinkman-Stoppelenburg, A Durrall, A Tod, A Tong, A Topping, American Academy of Pediatrics, Barbara A. Jack, C Kitzinger, CM Cartwright, D Widdas, DF Polit, J Addington-Hall, J Green, JD Lotz, JD Lotz, Katherine Knighting, KM Detering, LL Emanuel, M Lewis, M Robbins, M Saks, Marie Curie Cancer Care, Mary R. O’Brien, MB Miles, National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, R Sudore, S Bird, Sergio A. Silverio, Together for Short Lives, Tracy K. Mitchell, V Braun, V Mignani   +31 more
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Patient Care Planning Strategies

Nursing Management (Springhouse), 1982
B A, Case, D S, Rooney
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Advance Care Planning in Older Adults with CKD: Patient, Care Partner, and Clinician Perspectives

Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, 2021
Visual Abstract Significance Statement Older patients with advanced CKD are at high risk for serious complications and death. Although advance care planning (ACP) is critical to patient-centered care, why such patients seldom discuss ACP with their ...
K. Ladin, Isabel Neckermann, Noah D’Arcangelo, S. Koch-Weser, J. Wong, E. Gordon, Ana P. Rossi, D. Rifkin, T. Isakova, D. Weiner   +9 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

How does ethnicity affect presence of advance care planning in care records for individuals with advanced disease? A mixed-methods systematic review

BMC Palliative Care, 2023
Background Advance care planning (ACP) is the process supporting individuals with life-limiting illness to make informed decisions about their future healthcare.
Jodie Crooks, S. Trotter, Gemma Clarke, Patient Public Involvement Consortium   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Assessing the patient's needs and planning effective care.

British Journal of Nursing, 2021
Nurses have an essential role to play in the assessment and planning of patient care. This is emphasised in the Nursing and Midwifery Council's 2018 Future Nurse proficiency standards.
Benjamin Ajibade
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Exploring patient-reported barriers to advance care planning in family practice

BMC Family Practice, 2020
Background Although patient-centred care has become increasingly important across all medical specialties, when it comes to end of life care, research has shown that treatments ordered are not often concordant with people’s expressed preferences. Patient
C. Bernard, A. Tan, M. Slaven, D. Elston, D. Heyland, M. Howard   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Potentially Inappropriate Treatments in Intensive Care Units (INAPPT-ICU): Point Prevalence Study

Türk Yoğun Bakim Derneği Dergisi, 2022
Objective: Technological advances increased prolonged life expectancy of the terminal patients, who had end-stage diseases. End-of-life care in intensive care units (ICU) has increased with the rise in admissions of terminal patients to ICU.
Elif Erdoğan Öngel, Hülya Sungurtekin, Elif Erdoğan Öngel, Hülya Sungurtekin, Dilek Memiş, Demet Tok Aydın, Hilal Ayoğlu, Ferruh Ayoğlu, Işıl Özkoçak Turan, Çetin Kaymak, Dilek Özcengiz, Mustafa Kemal Bayar, Yalım Dikmen   +12 more
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