BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES Advance care planning (ACP) has shown benefit in some, but
not all, studies. It is important to understand the utility of ACP. We conducted a scoping …

Objectives: Published research in disparities in advance care planning, palliative, and end-
of-life care is limited. However, available data points to significant barriers to palliative and …

Context Persons from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups experience disparities in
access to and quality of palliative and end-of-life care. Objectives To summarize and …

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 …

Background End-of-life decision-making tools are used to establish a shared understanding
among patients, families and healthcare providers about medical treatment and goals of …

Context Structural racism negatively impacts individuals and populations. In the medical
literature, including that of palliative care, structural racism's influence on interracial …

With more than 38 million people living with HIV worldwide, the scale-up of antiretroviral
therapy ensures nearly 28 million of them receive regular treatment. However, a substantial …

Background: Increasing severity of serious illness requires individuals to prepare and make
decisions to mitigate adverse consequences of their illness. In a racial and ethnically diverse …

Objective The purpose of this paper is to provide a review of the existing literature on racial
disparities in quality of palliative and end-of-life care and to demonstrate gaps in the …

Trial tested effect of advance care planning on family/surrogates' understanding of patients'
end-of-life treatment preferences longitudinally. A multisite, assessor-blinded, intent-to-treat …