The Impact of Advance Care Planning on End of Life Care in Elderly Patients: Randomised Controlled Trial
Detering, K. M., Hancock, A. D., Reade, M. C., & Silvester, W. (2010). The impact of advance care planning on end of life care in elderly patients: randomised controlled trial. BMJ, 340:c1345. http://www.bmj.com/content/340/bmj.c1345.
Models of advance care planning such as Respecting Choices® have shown that a coordinated, systematic, patient-centered approach to advance care planning by trained non-medical facilitators can improve outcomes for patients. Evidence also showed that advance care planning and end of life discussions reduce stress, anxiety, and depression in surviving relatives.
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