Effects of a structured, family-supported, and patient-centred advance care planning on end-of-life decision making among palliative care patients and their family members: protocol of a randomised controlled trial

Abstract Background Advance care planning (ACP) is a well-recognized quality indicator for palliative care. Despite two decades of effort, previous studies showed that ACP-related documentation and end-of-life discussion rates remain low for palliative care patients. Although ACP is about self-deter...

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Main Authors: Doris Y. P. Leung, Joyce O. K. Chung, Helen Y. L. Chan, Raymond S. K. Lo, Kevin Li, Po Tin Lam, Nancy H. Y. Ng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2024-11-01
Series:BMC Palliative Care
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12904-024-01588-z