Background Disease prevention is a central aspect of primary care practice and is
comprised of primary (eg, vaccinations), secondary (eg, screenings), tertiary (eg, chronic …

Objectives To conduct an up-to-date systematic review of all randomised controlled trials
assessing efficacy of advance care planning (ACP) in improving patient outcomes …

Objectives How advance care planning (ACP) is conceptualised in Australia including when,
where and how ACP is best initiated, is unclear. It has been suggested that healthcare …

Background Advance care planning allows patients to articulate their future care
preferences should they no longer be able to make decisions on their own. Early advance …

Background and Objective Recent external factors—the 21st Century Cures Act and the
coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic—have stimulated major changes in the …

Background Although patient portals are widely used for health promotion, little is known
about the use of palliative care and end-of-life (PCEOL) portal tools available for patients …

Background Electronic health record–based portal tools may help patients engage in
advance care planning (ACP). We designed and implemented portal-based ACP tools to …

Background Communication about end of life (EoL) and EoL care is critically important for
providing quality care as people approach death. Such communication is often complex and …

Background: Patient portals can offer patients an opportunity to engage in the advance care
planning (ACP) process outside of clinical visits. Objective: To describe patient perspectives …

Background Stroke survivors have high rates of mortality and recurrent stroke. Stroke
patients are often unable to participate in decision making, highlighting the need for …