October 15, 2019
Tension around autonomy increases family conflict at end of life
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/10/191003114046.htmConflict within families can be stressful and confusing, and it can lead to feelings of sadness. It also is incredibly common and in many cases, a […]
October 7, 2019
Decision support intervention (Plan Well Guide) for patients and their substitute decision-makers to improve engagement in advance carte planning: protocol for a randomised trial
https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/9/9/e027897.fullThe purpose of this randomised trial is to evaluate the efficacy of a decision support intervention for serious illness decisions (the Plan Well Guide decision aid; […]
October 7, 2019
“The future is probably now”: understanding of illness, uncertainty and end-of-life discussions in older adults with heart failure and family caregivers
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/hex.12980Earlier end‐of‐life communication is critical for people with heart failure given the uncertainty and high‐risk of mortality in illness. Despite this, end‐of‐life communication is uncommon in […]
October 7, 2019
A new industry emerges around advance care planning
https://hospicenews.com/2019/10/04/a-new-industry-emerges-around-advance-care-planning/Companies are springing up nationwide offering products and services to support advance care planning, signaling that a new industry is joining forces with health care to […]