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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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Validation of a Novel Electronic Health Record Patient Portal Advance Care Planning Delivery System.
TL;DR: Advance care planning previsit planning using a secure electronic health record-supported patient portal framework yielded improvement in the presence of advance care planning documentation, with highest improvement in active patient portal users and patients aged between 50 and 60 years.
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The use of advance care planning to guide decisions about artificial nutrition and hydration.
TL;DR: The importance of clarifying with patients and families the risks and benefits of nutrition support in a variety of common situations such as advanced dementia and metastatic cancer as an essential prerequisite to meaningful advance care planning is stressed.
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An Individual Housing-Based Socioeconomic Status Measure Predicts Advance Care Planning and Nursing Home Utilization.
Amelia Barwise,Young J. Juhn,Chung Il Wi,Paul J. Novotny,Carolina Jaramillo,Ognjen Gajic,Michael E. Wilson +6 more
TL;DR: Lower SES, derived from a composite index of housing attributes, was associated with lower rates of advance directives and lower likelihood of discharge to home.
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Impact of Advance Directives and a Health Care Proxy on Doctors' Decisions: A Randomized Trial
TL;DR: Advance directives and proxy opinions are equally effective in influencing doctors' decisions, but having both has the strongest effect.
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Single-centre cross-sectional analysis of advance care planning among elderly inpatients.
F. Cheang,T. Finnegan,Cameron Stewart,A. Hession,Josephine M. Clayton,Josephine M. Clayton,Josephine M. Clayton +6 more
TL;DR: Advance care planning has been shown to provide beneficial outcomes for elderly patients; however, it may not be commonly implemented.
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