Barriers to advance care planning: a qualitative study of seriously ill Chinese patients and their families

Barriers to advance care planning: a qualitative study of seriously ill Chinese patients and their families

Abstract Background Advance care planning (ACP) facilitates identification and documentation of patients’ treatment preferences. Its goal aligns with that of palliative care – optimizing quality of life of seriously ill patients. However, concepts of ACP and palliative care remain poorly recognized...

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Main Authors: Johnny T. K. Cheung, Doreen Au, Anthony H. F. Ip, Jenny Chan, Kenway Ng, Lok Cheung, Jacqueline Yuen, Elsie Hui, Jenny Lee, Raymond Lo, Jean Woo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-06-01
Series:BMC Palliative Care
Subjects:
End of life care
Palliative care
Advance directives
Do-not-attempt cardiopulmonary resuscitation
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12904-020-00587-0

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