Because dementia leads to prolonged incapacity, with many decisions arising before a terminal event, it has been suggested that dementia‐specific ACP is necessary. We sought to elicit the perspectives of older adults with early cognitive impairment and their caregivers on traditional and dementia‐specific ACP.
November 22, 2020
Cognitively Impaired Older Persons’ and Caregivers’ Perspectives on Dementia‐Specific Advance Care Planning
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jgs.16953Because dementia leads to prolonged incapacity, with many decisions arising before a terminal event, it has been suggested that dementia‐specific ACP is necessary. We sought to […]
November 22, 2020
Assessment of advance care planning documentation for residents of residential aged care facilities presenting to the emergency department
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33213690/This study assessed the availability and quality of advance care planning (ACP) documentation among older residential aged care facility (RACF) residents who presented to the emergency […]
November 22, 2020
Putting things in order: Prioritizing ACP Barriers and Facilitators with BC Community-based Organizations
https://bc-cpc.ca/cpc/putting-things-in-order-prioritizing-acp-barriers-and-facilitators-with-bc-community-based-organizations/In a new study by BCCPC, medical student Ellie Siden asked community organizations to prioritize the barriers and facilitators for public engagement in ACP.
November 16, 2020
“Advance” care planning re-envisioned
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jgs.16903Advance care planning (ACP) has become a necessary part of modern medicine because of the multitude of choices brought about by technological advances that sustain life […]