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Advance care planning in older hospitalised patients following an emergency admission: A mixed methods study.

Anna-Maria BielinskaStephanie ArcherAdetokunbo ObanobiGehan SoosipillaiLord Ara DarziJulia RileyCatherine Urch
Published in: PloS one (2021)
Since approximately 1 in 5 patients aged 70+ admitted to hospital as an emergency are in the last year of life, acute hospitalisation can act as a trigger for tailored ACP. Older hospitalised patients believe that advance care planning can benefit physical and psychosocial health and that discussions should consider a spectrum of possibilities, from future health to the potential of chronic illness, disability and death. In this context, patients may look for expertise from healthcare professionals for planning their future care.
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