Objective To systematically review the efficacy of advance care planning (ACP) interventions
in different adult patient populations. Design Systematic review and meta-analyses. Data …

Background Clinicians currently rely on patient-designated and next-of-kin surrogates to
make end-of-life treatment decisions for incapacitated patients. Surrogates are instructed to …

The traditional objective of advance care planning has been to have patients make
treatment decisions in advance so that clinicians can attempt to provide care consistent with …

Advance care planning (ACP), involving discussions between patients, families and
healthcare professionals on future healthcare decisions, in advance of anticipated …

This line of reasoning—focusing on human capability—contrasts with the idea that health
care is special because of its impact on equality of opportunity. 6 It also differs from the …

Prior research has shown that people mispredict their own behavior and preferences across
affective states. When people are in an affectively “cold” state, they fail to fully appreciate …

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OBJECTIVES: To examine the role of advance directives (ADs) 10 years after the Patient
Self‐Determination Act. DESIGN: Mortality follow‐back survey. SETTING: People who died …

The process of advance care planning in dementia is far from straightforward; as dementia
progresses, the ability to consider future thoughts and actions becomes compromised, thus …

Patients and their families struggle with myriad choices concerning medical treatments that
frequently precede death. Advance directives have been proposed as a tool to facilitate end …