March 4, 2019
The impact of a community-based serious illness care program on healthcare utilization and patient care experience
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jgs.15814Healthcare organizations are expanding community‐based serious illness care programs to deliver care for homebound patients.
March 4, 2019
Avoiding invasive treatment in dying patients may not shorten lifespan
https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/2019/02/25/avoiding-invasive-treatment-in-dying-patients-may-not-shorten-lifespan/Over the past few years, the caregiving emphasis has shifted from an effort to save or prolong someone’s life by any means necessary to a more […]
February 25, 2019
What is the evidence that people with frailty have needs for palliative care at the end of life? A systematic review and narrative synthesis
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0269216319828650The number of older people living and dying with frailty is rising, but our understanding of their end-of-life care needs is limited.
February 25, 2019
Predictors of ACP in older women: The Nurses’ Health Study
https://www.mdlinx.com/journal-summaries/advance-care-planning-nurses-community-dwelling/2019/02/13/7556920/?spec=obstetrics-gynecologyResearchers evaluated potential predictors of advance care planning (ACP) documentation and discussion via this cross-sectional study, 2012-2014.