Healthcare Providers' Perceptions on the Timing of Initial Advance Care Planning Discussions in Japan: a Mixed-Methods Study.
Jun MiyashitaAyako KohnoSayaka ShimizuMotohiro KashiwazakiNoriki KamihiroKaoru OkawaMasami FujisakiShunichi FukuharaYosuke YamamotoPublished in: Journal of general internal medicine (2021)
Physicians are less willing than nurses to begin advance care planning discussions before patients' health has deteriorated though most prefer to wait until the patients are close to death. Healthcare providers' attitudes toward advance care planning will need to be addressed to improve rates of completion in Japan.