Patients living with cancer often experience serious adverse events due to their condition or
its treatments. Those events may lead to a critical care unit admission or even result in …

Background: demand for intensive care of the very elderly is growing, but few studies report
inclusion of their opinions in the admission decision-making process. Whether or not to refer …

Background During the last few decades, patients' rights have been reinforced in many
countries by acts of law. Measures now include health care proxies to uphold the doctor …

Abstract Background In France, advance directives are favourably perceived by most of the
population, although the drafting rate is low. This ambivalence is challenging because …

Objetivos. Identificar y analizar los conocimientos y actitudes de usuarios, médicos y
enfermeras sobre los documentos de instrucciones previas en el Área Asistencial Este de la …

La gériatrie a grandi en même temps que le nombre de personnes âgées augmentait. La
médecine a mis un certain temps avant de reconnaître une spécificité à la prise en charge …

The care of terminal patients is a priority for health professionals and health system
authorities due to population aging, the increase of oncological and chronic-degenerative …

The suffering of the many Irish people who bought houses at the height of the economic
boom with variable mortgages is a topical and telling demonstration of the difficulties of …

Résumé La loi dite «Leonetti», promulguée en 2005, permet aux patients de rédiger et de
transmettre leurs directives anticipées (DA). Cette possibilité reste cependant peu employée …

If the law called “Leonetti” enacted in 2005 allows patients to prepare and submit their
advance directives (AD), its ownership in hospital services is still very punctual, even in …