Context Advance care planning (ACP) is essential to elicit goals, values, and preferences of
care in older adults with serious illness and on trajectories of frailty. An exploration of ACP …

Background/objective Oncology guidelines recommend earlier communication with patients
about prognosis and goals‐of‐care in serious illness. However, current evidence leaves …

Background In the aging population, chronic diseases and multimorbidity are common.
Therefore, it is important to engage patients in their self-care. The aim of this study was to …

Background: Increasing evidence shows that advance care planning is effective in
improving outcomes. However, its applicability and acceptability outside Western cultures …

Objective Consultation skills are essential to clinical practice and, when effective, can
facilitate diagnoses and improve patient satisfaction. Various models exist to facilitate …

Family involvement is critical to end-of-life (EOL) care among older adults. This study aims to
examine the association and pathways between family relationships and older Chinese …

Background Patients with advanced cancer and family caregivers often use avoidant coping
strategies, such as delaying advance care planning discussions, which contribute to …

Background Palliative care (PC) is associated with increased quality of life for individuals
with life-limiting illnesses. Despite growing recognition of the need for public advocacy and …

Abstract Background Advance Care Planning via Group Visits (ACP-GV) is a patient-
centered intervention facilitated by a clinician using a group modality to promote healthcare …

Objective Liver transplant (LT) evaluation is a complex process for patients involving multi-
step and parallel medical, surgical, and psychosocial assessments of a patient's …