Objectives: To examine how people with end-stage dementia have conveyed their wishes
for end-of-life care in advance directives. Method: The documents of 123 residents of three …

Providing expert critical care for the high acuity patient with a diagnosis of COPD at the end
of life is both complex and challenging. The purpose of this descriptive study was to examine …

Objective: Innovative approaches can strengthen patient-caregiver-clinician information
exchange and more effectively address the physical and psychosocial challenges of …

Review of literature about the use of living bill by elderly population Page 1 68 22 GEROKOMOS
2008; 19 (2): 68-78 Rincón científico REVISIONES 1Inés Mª. Barrio Cantalejo 2Adoración …

Suffering is a complex and multidimensional experience that is individual in nature and
deeply personal. Effecting all aspects of being—physical, psychological/emotional …

This quantitative pilot study examined the quality of life of palliative care patients as
perceived by the patient and their caregiver. Patients with palliative care consults at The …

SUMMARY The Living Will (LW) gathers the treatment preferences of a person. Spain is
starting the LW'implantation. In order to the TV will be accessible and useful for the older …