February 3, 2020
CPR, by Default
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/31/health/cpr-elderly.htmlWhen very old patients suffer cardiac arrest, doctors usually try to revive them — even if they were already near death.
January 27, 2020
End-of-life decision-making in Asia: A need for in-depth cultural consideration
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0269216319896932Facilitating end-of-life decision-making is essential, yet challenging task for health care professionals. It is especially so in Asia where family-centered decision-making and non/partial-disclosure remain the cultural […]
January 27, 2020
ICUs receive higher satisfaction scores for end-of-life care than other hospital units
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-01/uops-irh012320.phpThe findings may inform care in other parts of the hospital to improve end-of-life experiences.
January 27, 2020
Family physicians’ perspectives on advance care planning in community-dwelling elderly patients
https://www.cfp.ca/content/66/1/e21To explore FPs’ self-perceived role in advance care planning (ACP) for community-dwelling elderly patients, including the who, what, when, where, why, and how factors associated with […]