Caring for the Ages
June 28, 2017
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JAMDA
December 6, 2024
Adult Day Care in South Carolina: Identification of Need and Opportunity
To investigate pre- and post-pandemic demographic profiles of attendees at adult day care (ADC) facilities in the US South, and survey providers for their experience during the pandemic.
JAMDA
February 26, 2016
Advance (Meta-) Directives for Patients with Dementia who Appear Content: Learning from a Nationwide Survey
Whether health care professionals should respect a properly executed advance directive (AD) refusing life support in late-stage dementia even if the patient seems contented, is an ethically contested issue. We undertook a nationwide survey to assess this problem and to test a practical solution.
Caring for the Ages
March 29, 2016
Advance Care Planning Discussions Help Physicians Walk the Talk
JAMDA
August 20, 2020
Advance Care Planning Engagement and End-of-life Preference Among Older Chinese Americans: Do Family Relationships and Immigrant Status Matter?
To examine how immigrant status and family relationships are associated with advance care planning (ACP) engagement and end-of-life (EOL) preference in burial planning among older Chinese Americans, the largest subgroup of Asian Americans.
Caring for the Ages
July 31, 2015
Advance Care Planning Finally Gets CMS Support
JAMDA
January 6, 2021
Advance Care Planning in Asia: A Systematic Narrative Review of Healthcare Professionals’ Knowledge, Attitude, and Experience
The value of advance care planning (ACP) for patients with life-limiting illnesses is widely recognized but Asian health care professionals' (HCPs') perspectives on ACP have received little systematic attention. We aim to synthesize evidence regarding Asian HCPs’ knowledge of, attitudes toward, a...
JAMDA
November 3, 2021
Advance Care Planning in Dutch Nursing Homes During the First Wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic
To explore how physicians in Dutch nursing homes practiced advance care planning (ACP) during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, and to explore whether and how ACP changed during the first wave of the pandemic.
JAMDA
August 13, 2023
Advance Care Planning in Huntington Disease: The Elderly Care Physician's Perspective
Huntington disease (HD) has a poor prognosis. Decision-making capacity and communication ability may become impaired as the disease progresses. Therefore, HD patients are encouraged to engage in advance care planning (ACP). Elderly care physicians (ECPs) can play an important role in ACP in HD patients. Ho...
JAMDA
August 5, 2015
Advance Care Planning in Nursing Home Patients With Dementia: A Qualitative Interview Study Among Family and Professional Caregivers
The aim of this study was to describe the process of advance care planning (ACP) and to explore factors related to the timing and content of ACP in nursing home patients with dementia, as perceived by family, physicians, and nurses.
