The Effects of Advance Care Planning Interventions on Nursing Home Residents: A Systematic Review

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 284-293

  Martin, Ruth S ^a,b   Hayes, Barbara ^b   Gregorevic, Kate ^a,b   Lim, Wen Kwang ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b NORTHERN HEALTH   (Australia)

Author keywords

Advance Care Planning; Advance directive; Aged care facility; Nursing home

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); COST; DEATH; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPICE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LIFE SUSTAINING TREATMENT; MORTALITY; NURSING HOME; NURSING HOME PATIENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RESIDENT; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; REVIEW; SATISFACTION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; ADVANCE CARE PLANNING; LIVING WILL;

ADVANCE CARE PLANNING; ADVANCE DIRECTIVES; HUMANS; NURSING HOMES;

EID: 84962071156     PISSN: 15258610     EISSN: 15389375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2015.12.017     Document Type: Review

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