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Showing 1 to 16 of 16 for “"advance care planning (ACP)"”.
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The Roles of Estate Planning and Social Support in Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Advance Care Planning and End-of-Life Care
Advance Care Planning (ACP)– completing advance directives, discussing end of life care preferences, and assigning a durable power of attorney for healthcare – may be associated with improvements in quality of end of life care and more specifically with receiving care congruent with one’s wishes. …
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Cultural Aspects of End of Life Advance Care Planning for African Americans: An Ethnonursing Study
<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Advance directive completion rates among the general population are low. Studies report even lower completion rates among African Americans are impacted by demographic variables, cultural distinctives related to patient autonomy, mistrust of the healthcare system, …
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Role of community health workers in addressing dementia: A global perspective
… lack of awareness, limited access to healthcare system and shortage of health workforce are significant shortcomings. Therefore, adopting a process that increases utilization of community health workers (CHWs) is a promising strategy. This review synthesizes existing research on roles of …
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A mixed-methods exploration of death exposure in certified nursing assistants: moderating factors and implications
… are responsible for 80-90% of direct-to-resident care in skilled nursing home facilities (SNFs), and often develop close, family-like relationships with their residents. With SNFs becoming an increasingly common place of death for older adults, CNAs now find themselves engaging in end-of-life …
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Improving advance care planning and advance directive rates in primary care through a multidisciplinary approach
Background and Review of Literature: Lack of advance care planning (ACP) leads to unwanted treatments and suffering for patients, along with increased healthcare costs. Certain vulnerable populations are at increased risk for unnecessary suffering, including those with high emergency department …
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Comparing Engagement in Advance Care Planning Between Stages of Heart Failure
… make decisions about treatment and end of life care, sometimes with little guidance as to the patients’ wishes. Advance care planning (ACP) is an ongoing process by which patients make decisions about their future healthcare. Only about one-third of patients with heart failure have participated …
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Advance care planning in primary care in the East of England
Advance care planning (ACP) is a process of decision making enabling patients to establish healthcare preferences in advance of potential incapacity. Defined in statute in the Mental Capacity Act 2005, it continues to gain importance in the UK, with professional guidance advocating its use in …
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Áætlun um meðferðarmarkmið hjá sjúklingum með lífsógnandi sjúkdóma: Kerfisbundin fræðileg samantekt af eigindlegum rannsóknum með áherslu á þætti tengdt vinnuumhverfinu, hjúkrunarfræðingnum og viðkomandi stofnun.
Bakgrunnur: Áætlun um meðferðarmarkmið (e. Advance care planning, ACP) er hægt að nota á hnitmiðaðan hátt til að gefa veikum einstaklingi tækifæri til að tjá óskir sínar varðandi áform um meðferð. Hjúkrunarfræðingar eru í lykilstöðu til að ræða óskir í tengslum við meðferð og stuðla að …
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Improving rates of advanced care planning discussion and documentation in the primary care setting : a DNP quality improvement study
Background: Advance Care Planning (ACP) documents enable patients to receive medical care that aligns with treatment preferences and goals. Discussions regarding ACP in primary care are often inadequate due to patient and provider barriers. The lack of completed ACP documents leads to patient care …
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Advance Care Planning in Advanced Heart Failure: A Relational Exploration of Autonomy
Advance care planning (ACP) is the process of understanding and sharing personal values and goals to ensure people with serious illnesses receive healthcare and treatment that is consistent with their goals and preferences. With the increasing number of treatment options available to patients …
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Advance care planning conversations: the family perspective
… experience includes making end-of-life (EOL) care decisions. Many families are unprepared to make such decisions. Advance care planning (ACP) creates an excellent context for laying the groundwork for these emotionally charged conversations. Hemodialysis patients, their families and healthcare …
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Preparedness for end-of-life in patients with advanced metastatic cancer enrolled in a clinical trial (phase I/phase II)
Patients with advanced metastatic cancer enrolled in a phase I clinical trial have a life expectancy of less than nine months. Advance care planning (ACP) is a means of tailoring care to patients’ needs, especially at the end-of-life (EOL). An extensive review of literature identified a positive …
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Perceptions of persons with dementia on what matters in making decisions about advance care planning
… (PWDs) often do not receive person-centered care at end of life because they are excluded from conversations between healthcare providers and family caregivers, and are often unable to communicate their wishes at end of life because of the severity of dementia affecting them. Engaging PWDs in …
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Evaluation of the acceptability and validity of the Serious Illness Conversation Guide in oncology patients in South Africa
Background: Advance care planning (ACP) is the process through which a health care professional (HCP) guides a patient with a life-threatening illness to better understand their disease and to make value-concordant decisions for their future medical care including their end-of-life (EOL) care. The …
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Dialysis nurses discussing advance care planning and death and dying with patients
… experiences of dialysis nurses when discussing advance care planning (ACP), and death and dying with their patients. More specifically, the study sought to understand the factors which impact on nurses’ ability to have such conversations. METHOD A qualitative descriptive approach underpinned the …
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Conservative kidney management program components in a resource limited setting: South Africa
… patients with ESKD are managed in Primary Health Care (PHC) settings with either no access to Palliative Care (PC) and/or prompt referral. There is a need for a standardised program that is well informed by policy to improve the delivery of care for patients with ESKD, especially those who fall …