What makes advance care planning discussion so difficult? A systematic review of the factors of advance care planning in healthcare settings.

Margaret Hay Ping Suen Amy Yin Man ChowRaymond Kam Wing WooSze Kit Yuen

Published in: Palliative & supportive care (2024)

Patients, families, and healthcare professionals are the essential stakeholders of ACP in healthcare settings. Factors are interweaved among the intrapersonal, interpersonal, and socio-environmental dimensions. Research is warranted to examine the dynamic interactions of the 3 essential stakeholders from a multidimensional perspective, and the mechanism of the interweaving of factors.

Keyphrases

advance care planning
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