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Advance directive promotion in the community setting
Problem: An advance directive is a recognized legal document that expresses a person’s own wishes and values which will guide medical decision making in the event of serious illness or incapacity. Despite many ongoing ...
Increasing readiness to complete an advance directive in the community
Background and Review of Literature: Since the enactment of the Patient Self-Determination Act in 1990, advance directive completion rates remain low. Although interventions to increase readiness and completion of advance ...
Effect of a multimodal intervention on advance directive completion rates
(2017-09-20)
Advance care planning (ACP) could be working better both in the primary and hospital settings. When a patient is admitted in the hospital, there are several questions asked during admission regarding ACP but little screening ...