Open Access
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
Reads0
Chats0
TLDR
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:
The article was published on 2017-01-01 and is currently open access. It has received 450 citations till now.read more
Citations
More filters
Journal ArticleDOI
Defeating Alzheimer's disease and other dementias: a priority for European science and society
Bengt Winblad,Bengt Winblad,Philippe Amouyel,Sandrine Andrieu,Clive Ballard,Carol Brayne,Henry Brodaty,Angel Cedazo-Minguez,Bruno Dubois,David Edvardsson,David Edvardsson,Howard Feldman,Laura Fratiglioni,Giovanni B. Frisoni,Serge Gauthier,Jean Georges,Caroline Graff,Caroline Graff,Khalid Iqbal,Frank Jessen,Frank Jessen,Gunilla Johansson,Linus Jönsson,Miia Kivipelto,Miia Kivipelto,Martin Knapp,Francesca Mangialasche,René J. F. Melis,Agneta Nordberg,Agneta Nordberg,Marcel G. M. Olde Rikkert,Chengxuan Qiu,Thomas P. Sakmar,Thomas P. Sakmar,Philip Scheltens,Lon S. Schneider,Reisa A. Sperling,Lars O. Tjernberg,Gunhild Waldemar,Anders Wimo,Henrik Zetterberg,Henrik Zetterberg +41 more
TL;DR: This poster aims to demonstrate the efforts towards in-situ applicability of EMMARM, which aims to provide real-time information about the physical and cognitive properties of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias.
Journal ArticleDOI
The effects of advance care planning on end-of-life care: a systematic review.
TL;DR: There is evidence thatvance care planning positively impacts the quality of end-of-life care and complex advance care planning interventions may be more effective in meeting patients’ preferences than written documents alone.
The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
TL;DR: This update found 11 new studies for this update, resulting in 22 included studies with a total of 1650 participants, and moderate-quality evidence for a lack of effect of 5% imiquimod compared to vehicle (placebo) on shortterm clinical cure and any adverse effect.
Journal ArticleDOI
Definition and recommendations for advance care planning : an international consensus supported by the European Association for Palliative Care
Judith A.C. Rietjens,Rebecca L. Sudore,Rebecca L. Sudore,Michael Connolly,Johannes J. M. van Delden,Margaret A. Drickamer,Margaret A. Drickamer,Mirjam Droger,Agnes van der Heide,Daren K. Heyland,Dirk Houttekier,Daisy J.A. Janssen,Luciano Orsi,Sheila Payne,Jane Seymour,Ralf J. Jox,Ralf J. Jox,Ida J. Korfage +17 more
TL;DR: A formal Delphi consensus process was used to help develop a definition of ACP and provide recommendations for its application, and it is believed that these recommendations can provide guidance for clinical practice, ACP policy, and research.
Journal ArticleDOI
Evidence for Improving Palliative Care at the End of Life: A Systematic Review
Karl A. Lorenz,Joanne Lynn,Sydney M. Dy,Lisa R. Shugarman,Anne Wilkinson,Richard A. Mularski,Sally C. Morton,Ronda G. Hughes,Lara Hilton,Margaret Maglione,Shannon Rhodes,Cony Rolon,Virginia Sun,Paul G. Shekelle +13 more
TL;DR: This report focused on cancer, chronic heart failure, and dementia to illustrate differences in patient and caregiver experiences in the 3 characteristic trajectories of clinical and functional decline as they approach the end of life.
References
More filters
Journal ArticleDOI
Chronic in-center hemodialysis patients' attitudes, knowledge, and behavior towards advance directives.
TL;DR: Despite some concern, 79% of patients agreed that a dialysis unit policy asking patients whether they had completed an advance directive was a good idea, and 90% of older patients understood living wills.
Journal ArticleDOI
Promoting Completion of Health Care Proxies Following Hospitalization A Randomized Controlled Trial in a Community Hospital
TL;DR: Simple educational interventions, like those mandated by the Patient Self-Determination Act, are unlikely to increase patients' completion of durable healthcare proxies and multi-dimensional interventions that target both elderly patients and their personal physicians should be tested.
Journal ArticleDOI
Advance directives on hospital admission : a survey of patient attitudes
TL;DR: A survey of 200 outpatients using an anonymous, self-administered questionnaire revealed that 18% had already completed an advance directive, and 50% had secured the only copy in a safety deposit box.
Journal Article
Advance directives: the views of health care professionals
TL;DR: Advance directives were thought by participants to be helpful in resolving disagreements between patients and their families about treatment options; in making patients more comfortable, both physically and psychologically, during the process of dying; and in opening up communication and trust among patients, their families and health care professionals.
Related Papers (5)
Patient Self-Determination Act. Implementing an information program in a nursing facility.
Marge Drugay,Geriann Gallagher +1 more