January 11, 2021
Inadequate completion of advance care directives by individuals with dementia: national audit of health and aged care facilities
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33397661/While 60% of people with dementia had some form of ACP documentation, only half of the cases in which ACP was documented included an ACD completed […]
January 11, 2021
Enabling better aging: The 4 things seniors need, and the 4 things that need to change
https://theconversation.com/enabling-better-aging-the-4-things-seniors-need-and-the-4-things-that-need-to-change-151191Canada’s population is rapidly aging, but is it aging well? In the November 2020 report “Ageing Well,” by Queen’s University, they found both good and bad […]
January 3, 2021
Exploration of the acceptability and usability of advance care planning tools in long term care homes
https://bmcpalliatcare.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12904-020-00689-9This study explored if available ACP tools are acceptable for use in LTC by (a) eliciting staff views on the content and format that would support […]
January 3, 2021
Moral distress in end-of-life decisions: A qualitative study of intensive care physicians
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0883944120308133The purpose is to explore triggers for moral distress, constraints preventing physicians from doing the right thing and ensuing consequences in making decisions for patients approaching […]