August 24, 2020
How do Swedish critical care physicians make decisions in end-of-life care?
http://www.isrctn.com/ISRCTN14496722Although end of life decisions are often complex and should be adapted to every single patient and situation, provider-caused variability is problematic as it may cause […]
August 17, 2020
End-of-life decision-making capacity in an elderly patient with schizophrenia and terminal cancer
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32787389/To address some of the pertinent issues with these assessments, the end-of-life decision-making capacity of a 72-year-old female with treatment-resistant schizophrenia and terminal cancer is discussed, […]
August 17, 2020
Anxious, depressed and planning for the future: advance care planning in diverse older adults
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32783199/To determine whether depression and anxiety are associated with advance care planning (ACP) engagement or values concerning future medical care.
August 17, 2020
Barriers to palliative care in sexual and gender minority patients with cancer: A scoping review of the literature
https://www.physiciansweekly.com/barriers-to-palliative-care-in-sexual-and-gender-minority-patients-with-cancer-a-scoping-review-of-the-literature/The purpose of this scoping review is to explore what is known from the existing literature about the barriers to providing culturally competent cancer-related palliative care […]