Advance care planning (ACP) is increasingly implemented in oncology and beyond, but a
definition of ACP and recommendations concerning its use are lacking. We used a formal …

Communication about and planning for the end of life has evolved with medical and
technological changes. This article presents a focused literature review of Advance …

Many patients at the end of life receive care that is inappropriate or futile and, if given the
opportunity to discuss their care preferences well ahead of death, may well have chosen to …

O conceito de diretivas antecipadas de vontade emergiu em resposta ao avanço
tecnológico e ao tratamento médico agressivo empregados em situações ambíguas, como …

Background As older adults approach the end‐of‐life (EOL), many are faced with complex
decisions including whether to use medical advances to prolong life. Limited information …

Aims and objectives To explore the experiences and processes of advance care planning
(ACP) discussions in older residents of a long‐term care institution. Background Advance …

Background The Renal Physicians Association's clinical practice guideline recommends that
physicians address advance care planning with dialysis patients. However, data are lacking …

Background: Early diagnosis in dementia is promoted to allow patients to engage in
advance care planning (ACP) while still competent to do so and thereby to extend their …

Purpose: This study evaluates the implementation of Disease Specific Advance Care
Planning (DS-ACP) for heart failure patients in a large health care system. The DS-ACP …

Adult and pediatric palliative care (PC) share common aims and ethical principles but differ
in many organizational and practical aspects. The aim of this narrative review is to analyze …