July 22, 2019
Palliative care for older persons has been less prioritised than palliative care for younger people with cancer, which may lead to unnecessary suffering and decreased quality […]
July 22, 2019
Attitudes Toward Advance Care Planning Among Persons with Dementia and Their Caregivers
https://www.docwirenews.com/abstracts/attitudes-toward-advance-care-planning-among-persons-with-dementia-and-their-caregivers/To examine factors that influence decision-making, preferences, and plans related to advance care planning (ACP) and end-of-life care among persons with dementia and their caregivers, and […]
July 22, 2019
Treatability Statements in Serious Illness: The Gap Between What is Said and What is Heard
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/cambridge-quarterly-of-healthcare-ethics/article/treatability-statements-in-serious-illness-the-gap-between-what-is-said-and-what-is-heard/64FC055336ECB06709911301276D7EEDEmpirical work has shown that patients and physicians have markedly divergent understandings of treatability statements (e.g., “This is a treatable condition,” “We have treatments for your […]
July 15, 2019
Palliative care for persons with Parkinson’s disease: a qualitative study on the experiences of health care professionals
https://bmcpalliatcare.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12904-019-0441-6The aim of this study was to examine health care professionals’ experiences of potential barriers and facilitators in providing palliative care for people with PD in […]