Background: Advance directive is a contemporary issue because of accentuation of patients' autonomy and the increasing medical progress. But problems arise in drafting an advance directive as well as in realisation of advance directives in institutions. ...
Advance care planning conversations in home care: Intervention development with the Behaviour Change WheelAbstract.Background: StAdPlan is a multicenter, cluster-randomized controlled trial aimed to develop and evaluate an ...
Nurses’ perspectives on their potential role in advance care planning in home care: A qualitative studyAbstract.Background: Advance Care Planning (ACP) in long-term care in Germany has been identified as a potential area of ...
Abstract. Advance Care Planning is a structured and facilitated process that enables patients and their caregivers to think about their attitudes towards life and death and their wishes concerning future health care in the ...
Advance Care Planning in Swiss Nursing Homes: Results of a Focus Group StudyAbstract. Advance Care Planning (ACP) is a standardized consultation process in which patients define their therapy goals for future medical ...
So That My Will May Be Done – Implementation of the Patient’s Will by Means of Advance Care PlanningAbstract. The current developments regarding ACP in Switzerland are an important step towards overcoming the existing ...
Compassionate Cities: Strengthening Social Resources in Communities for Mutual Support at the End of LifeAbstract. People at the end of life often wish to remain at home for as long as possible. To make this possible to a ...
Abstract. Patients with advanced COPD have a high symptom burden that is often multidimensional. Identification of patients who might benefit from palliative care through validated identification tools, multidimensional ...
Abstract. As people live longer, they become more likely to die from prolonged, incurable, chronic illnesses occurring more frequently in old age. This study explores the usefulness, quality, and reliability of ...