Efficacy of advance care planning: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 477-489

  Houben, Carmen H M ^a   Spruit, Martijn A ^a   Groenen, Miriam T J ^a   Wouters, Emiel F M ^a,b   Janssen, Daisy J A ^a,b  

^a CIRO+ Center of Expertise for Chronic Organ Failure   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Advance care planning; Advance directives; Communication; End of life care

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; COMMUNICATION SKILL; DEPRESSION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LIVING WILL; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROGRAM EFFICACY; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; QUALITY CONTROL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TERMINAL CARE; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION;

ADVANCE CARE PLANNING; ADVANCE DIRECTIVES; COMMUNICATION; HUMANS; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 84903219789     PISSN: 15258610     EISSN: 15389375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2014.01.008     Document Type: Review

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