Overview of Systematic Reviews of Advance Care Planning: Summary of Evidence and Global Lessons

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2018, Pages 436-459.e25

  Jimenez, Geronimo ^a   Tan, Woan Shin ^a,b,c   Virk, Amrit K ^a   Low, Chan Kee ^a   Car, Josip ^a,d   Ho, Andy Hau Yan ^a,e  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^c NATIONAL HEALTHCARE GROUP   (Singapore)

^d IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e The Palliative Centre for Excellence in Research and Education   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Advance care planning; end of life care; overview; palliative care; systematic reviews

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVANCE CARE PLANNING; ARTICLE; CINAHL; CONVERSATION; CULTURAL FACTOR; DECISION MAKING; DOCUMENTATION; EMBASE; FEMALE; GLOBAL HEALTH; HUMAN; LAW; MALE; MEDLINE; MORTALITY; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PERCEPTION; PSYCINFO; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; PROCEDURES; TERMINAL CARE;

ADVANCE CARE PLANNING; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; PALLIATIVE CARE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS AS TOPIC; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 85049355645     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: 18736513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2018.05.016     Document Type: Review

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