Improving care at the end of life: How advance care planning can
help
2004 ◽
Vol 2
(2)
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pp. 191-197
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Based on a comparison of studies of patient desires regarding end-of-life care and of the actual course of end-of-life care, this article concludes that there is a significant discrepancy in the United States between the kind of care most people want and the kind of care they in fact receive. The article offers a case example to illustrate one type of dilemma commonly encountered in end-of-life care. It then introduces and describes the practice of advance care planning. Use of advance care planning, it is argued, can prevent moral dilemmas and improve end-of-life care.
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2020 ◽
pp. 104990912096658
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2014 ◽
Vol 62
(7)
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pp. 1304-1309
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2015 ◽
Vol 23
(4)
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pp. 195-200
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2001 ◽
Vol 4
(2)
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pp. 173-190
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2015 ◽
Vol 5
(Suppl 2)
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pp. A55.1-A55
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2015 ◽
Vol 5
(Suppl 2)
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pp. A51.2-A51
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2018 ◽
Vol 8
(3)
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pp. 364.2-365
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