Patient participation and associated factors in the discussions on do-not-attempt-resuscitation and end-of-life disclosure: a retrospective chart review study

Abstract Background Patient participation is a key foundation of advance care planning (ACP). However, a patient himself/herself may be left out from sensitive conversations such as end-of-life (EOL) care discussions. The objectives of this study were to investigate patients’ participation rate in t...

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Main Authors: Akiko Abe, Masato Kobayashi, Takashi Kohno, Mari Takeuchi, Saori Hashiguchi, Masaru Mimura, Daisuke Fujisawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-01-01
Series:BMC Palliative Care
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12904-020-00698-8