An advance directive (AD) or “living will” is the written record of a person's wishes with regard to the limits of medical treatment in the hypothetical...
94 months ago

Implementing an advance care planning program in German nursing homes: results of an inter-regionally controlled intervention trial.
112 months ago

The purpose of the current integrative review was to: (a) examine the evidence on the process of conducting ACP with residents with ADRD and their family care-...
27 months ago

Abstract Aims The aims of this study were: to evaluate the advance care planning policy for people with dementia in nursing homes;...
110 months ago

Am 1. 9. 2009 trat das Dritte Gesetz zur Änderung des Betreuungsrechts („Patientenverfügungsgesetz“) in Kraft. Es hat die höchstrichterliche Rechtsprechung...
110 months ago

Dr. Ellen Fox is an internist in Arlington, Virginia. She received her medical degree from Harvard Medical School and has been in practice for more than 20...
89 months ago

Most patients diagnosed with and dying from cancer in Canada are older adults, with aging contributing to the large projected growth in cancer incidence.
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