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12572968

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-2-7
pubmed:abstractText
Identifying objectives for advance care planning (ACP) is an important step toward improving care at the end of life. Previous studies of ACP have used many different measures of success. However, there has been no consensus on what should be the objectives for ACP. Lack of attention to specific objectives for ACP may lead to ineffective communication and research. The first step to improving outcomes in ACP is to acknowledge the diversity of objectives that ACP may achieve. Health care providers, patients, and surrogates should identify and agree on common objectives for particular conversations. Various methods, conversations, and forms may be used to achieve these objectives over time. Clarifying objectives from various perspectives is an important step toward achieving the level of understanding necessary to make these difficult decisions. It is time for physicians to reconsider the way in which they think about and discuss ACP with patients. If we are to improve care at the end of life, future patient care, research, and education about ACP should proceed with specific objectives in mind.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
1096-6218
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
5
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
697-704
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2002
pubmed:articleTitle
Objectives for advance care planning.
pubmed:affiliation
General Internal Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. kolarikrc@msx.upmc.edu
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S., Review, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't