Professional characteristics and the prevalence of advance directives among palliative care professionals: A cross-sectional study.
Ana Cláudia Mesquita GarciaLuciana DadaltoIsabelle Cristinne Pinto CostaDenismar Alves NogueiraSílvia CaldeiraAoife O'MahonyGuilherme Antonio Moreira de BarrosPublished in: Palliative & supportive care (2021)
Post-graduate palliative care education and professional experience in this area appear to be important factors associated with palliative care professionals writing of their own advance directives. However, our study suggests that just being involved in or familiar with the context of palliative and end-of-life care does not guarantee that health professionals register their advance directives.