Definition and recommendations for advance care planning: an international consensus supported by the European Association for Palliative Care

JAC Rietjens, RL Sudore, M Connolly… - The Lancet …, 2017 - thelancet.com
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 …

Approximately one in three US adults completes any type of advance directive for end-of-life care

KN Yadav, NB Gabler, E Cooney, S Kent, J Kim… - Health …, 2017 - healthaffairs.org
Efforts to promote the completion of advance directives implicitly assume that completion
rates of these documents, which help ensure care consistent with people's preferences in …

Defeating Alzheimer's disease and other dementias: a priority for European science and society

B Winblad, P Amouyel, S Andrieu, C Ballard… - The Lancet …, 2016 - thelancet.com
Executive summary Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the leading cause of dementia, and
because the primary risk factor for AD is old age, the prevalence of the disease is increasing …

The effects of advance care planning on end-of-life care: a systematic review

A Brinkman-Stoppelenburg, JAC Rietjens… - Palliative …, 2014 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Advance care planning is the process of discussing and recording patient
preferences concerning goals of care for patients who may lose capacity or communication …

Efficacy of advance care planning: a systematic review and meta-analysis

CHM Houben, MA Spruit, MTJ Groenen… - Journal of the American …, 2014 - Elsevier
Objective To systematically review the efficacy of advance care planning (ACP) interventions
in different adult patient populations. Design Systematic review and meta-analyses. Data …

The effects of advance care planning interventions on nursing home residents: a systematic review

RS Martin, B Hayes, K Gregorevic, WK Lim - Journal of the American …, 2016 - Elsevier
Background Advance care planning (ACP) encompasses a process by which people may
express and record their values and preferences for care and treatment should they lose the …

Decision aids for people facing health treatment or screening decisions

D Stacey, F Légaré, K Lewis, MJ Barry… - Cochrane database …, 2017 - cochranelibrary.com
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Estimating the effect of palliative care interventions and advance care planning on ICU utilization: a systematic review

N Khandelwal, EK Kross, RA Engelberg… - Critical care …, 2015 - journals.lww.com
Objective: We conducted a systematic review to answer three questions: 1) Do advance care
planning and palliative care interventions lead to a reduction in ICU admissions for adult …

Health status of UK care home residents: a cohort study

AL Gordon, M Franklin, L Bradshaw, P Logan… - Age and …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Background: UK care home residents are often poorly served by existing healthcare
arrangements. Published descriptions of residents' health status have been limited by lack of …

[HTML][HTML] Advance care planning: a systematic review of randomised controlled trials conducted with older adults

E Weathers, R O'Caoimh, N Cornally, C Fitzgerald… - Maturitas, 2016 - Elsevier
Advance care planning (ACP), involving discussions between patients, families and
healthcare professionals on future healthcare decisions, in advance of anticipated …