"Advance Care Planning" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Discussions with patients and/or their representatives about the goals and desired direction of the patient's care, particularly end-of-life care, in the event that the patient is or becomes incompetent to make decisions.
| Descriptor ID |
D032722
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N04.590.233.624.124
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Advance Care Planning" by people in Profiles.
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Equity in Using Artificial Intelligence to Target Serious Illness Conversations for Patients With Life-Limiting Illness. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2023 Aug; 66(2):e299-e301.
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Process of Advance Care Planning in Nursing Home Settings: An Integrative Literature Review. Res Gerontol Nurs. 2022 Nov-Dec; 15(6):312-320.
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A review of clinical trials of advance care planning interventions adapted for limited health literacy. Palliat Support Care. 2022 08; 20(4):593-599.
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Advance Directive Documentation in a Huntington's Disease Clinic: A Retrospective Chart Review. Tremor Other Hyperkinet Mov (N Y). 2022; 12:4.
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Family Meetings in the Intensive Care Unit During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic. Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2021 Mar; 38(3):305-312.
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Advance Care Planning for African American Caregivers of Relatives With Dementias: Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial. Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2021 Jun; 38(6):547-556.
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Integration of an Advance Care Planning Model in Home Health: Favorable Outcomes in End-of-Life Discussions, POLST Rates, and 60-day Hospital Readmissions. Home Healthc Now. 2019 Nov/Dec; 37(6):337-344.
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Attitudes toward advance care planning among persons with dementia and their caregivers. Int Psychogeriatr. 2020 05; 32(5):585-599.
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Empower Seriously Ill Older Adults to Formulate Their Goals for Medical Care in the Emergency Department. J Palliat Med. 2019 03; 22(3):267-273.
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Using Chaplains to Facilitate Advance Care Planning in Medical Practice. JAMA Intern Med. 2018 05 01; 178(5):708-710.