Advance care planning (ACP) is increasingly implemented in oncology and beyond, but a
definition of ACP and recommendations concerning its use are lacking. We used a formal …

Advance care planning (ACP), involving discussions between patients, families and
healthcare professionals on future healthcare decisions, in advance of anticipated …

Background Advance care planning is widely advocated to improve outcomes in end-of-life
care for patients suffering from heart failure. But until now, there has been no systematic …

Background: In dementia care, a large number of treatment decisions are made by family
carers on behalf of their family member who lacks decisional capacity; advance care …

Background: The number of older people dying in long-term care facilities is increasing;
however, care at the end of life can be suboptimal. Interventions to improve palliative care …

Objectives To investigate if the multicomponent intervention of the COSMOS trial, combining
communication, systematic pain management, medication review, and activities, improved …

Background Patient safety culture concerns leader and staff interaction, attitudes, routines,
awareness and practices that impinge on the risk of patient-adverse events. Due to their …

Background Advance care planning (ACP) has been identified as particularly relevant for
nursing home residents, but it remains unclear how or under what circumstances ACP works …

Context The goal of advance care planning (ACP) is to help ensure that the care people
receive during periods of serious illness is consistent with their preferences and values …

Background Advance care planning (ACP) refers to a process of discussions between
professionals, patients, and their families, which allows the patient to define and …