Evaluation of an initiative to improve advance care planning for a home-based primary care service

Evaluation of an initiative to improve advance care planning for a home-based primary care service

Abstract Background Advance care planning (ACP) is a process that enables individuals to describe, in advance, the kind of health care they would want in the future. There is evidence that ACP reduces hospital-based interventions, especially at the end of life. ACP for frail older adults is especial...

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Main Authors: Michelle B. Cox, Margaret J. McGregor, Madison Huggins, Paige Moorhouse, Laurie Mallery, Katie Bauder
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-02-01
Series:BMC Geriatrics
Subjects:
Advance care planning
Home-based primary care
Frailty
Substitute decision-maker
Do-not-resuscitate
Do-not-hospitalize
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-021-02035-x

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