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Systematic Implementation of an Advance Directive Program in Nursing Homes
William Molloy,Gordon H. Guyatt,Rosalie Russo,Andrew R. Willan,Christine Harrison,Tim Standish,Peteris Darzins,Sacha Dubois +7 more
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It is suggested that systematic implementation of a program to increase use of advance directives reduces health care services utilization without affecting satisfaction or mortality.About:
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Advance directives in nursing homes: prevalence, validity, significance, and nursing staff adherence.
Sarah Sommer,Georg Marckmann,Michael Pentzek,Karl Wegscheider,Heinz-Harald Abholz,Jürgen in der Schmitten +5 more
TL;DR: In 2007, ADs were rare in these German nursing homes, and most of the existing ones were invalid, of little meaning, and/or disregarded by the nursing staff.
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Advance directives for health care and research: prevalence and correlates.
TL;DR: The finding that only a small proportion of older adults have discussed future research participation with their families points to the need to find effective ways to promote advance directives for research in this population.
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Content of advance directives for individuals with advanced dementia.
Patrick Triplett,Betty S. Black,Hilary Phillips,Sarah Richardson Fahrendorf,Jack Schwartz,Andrew F. Angelino,Danielle E. Anderson,Peter V. Rabins +7 more
TL;DR: For advance directives to better reflect a person's wishes, discussions with individuals and families about advance directives should include a range of care issues in the settings of terminal illness, persistent vegetative state or end-stage illness.
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Oncology nurses' knowledge, attitudes, and experiences regarding advance directives.
TL;DR: Overall, oncology nurses were most knowledgeable about ADs in general and less knowledgeable about the Patient Self-Determination Act and their state laws.
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An Electronic Medical Record Intervention Increased Nursing Home Advance Directive Orders and Documentation
TL;DR: An electronic medical record intervention is developed to improve documentation of patient preferences about life‐sustaining care, detail of resuscitation and treatment‐limiting orders, and concordance between these orders and patient preferences.
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