Advance care planning (ACP) to promote receipt of value-concordant care: Results vary according to patient priorities.

Holly G PrigersonMartin ViolaPaul K MaciejewskiFrancesca Falzarano

Published in: PloS one (2023)

For patients who prioritize comfort, EoL discussions with physicians and completion of DNR orders may improve odds of receiving value-concordant EoL care. For patients who prioritize life-extension, ACP does not appear to improve odds of receiving value-concordant EoL care.

Keyphrases

healthcare
palliative care
advance care planning
quality improvement
primary care
pain management
affordable care act
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