Social workers’ involvement in advance care planning: a systematic narrative review

Social workers’ involvement in advance care planning: a systematic narrative review

Abstract Background Advance care planning is a process of discussion that enables competent adults to express their wishes about end-of-life care through periods of decisional incapacity. Although a number of studies have documented social workers’ attitudes toward, knowledge about, and involvement...

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Main Authors: Chong-Wen Wang, Cecilia L. W. Chan, Amy Y. M. Chow
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-07-01
Series:BMC Palliative Care
Subjects:
Advance care planning
Advance directive
End-of-life care
Social work
Systematic review
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12904-017-0218-8

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