Browsing by Subject "advance care planning"
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An Electronic Health Record Intervention for Advance Care Planning in an Emergency Department
(2021-04-23)Advance directives help preserve patient autonomy and decision-making in situations where they cannot use their voice. Unfortunately, many individuals do not have an advance directive (AD), raising the concern for a poor ... -
Facilitating Conversations About Advance Care Planning with Latino Leaders Using the Hello Game
(East Carolina University, 2023-04-26)North Carolina has a growing Latino population with an increasing cancer mortality rate. Latinos have disproportionately low engagement in advance care planning (ACP) compared to White and Black adults. For some population ... -
PERSPECTIVES OF PAIN, SPIRITUALITY, AND ADVANCE CARE PLANNING AMONG LATINO ADULTS WITH CANCER
(East Carolina University, 2023-04-26)Latinos are the largest minority group in the United States and experience inequality in their receipt of palliative care resources and services. This descriptive study examines the connection between pain, spirituality, ... -
You Never Know What's Going to Happen: Exploring Factors that Influence Older Women's Decisions to Make Arrangements for Future Long-term Care Needs
(East Carolina University, 2016-07-20)While 70% of US elders will require long-term care, few plan accordingly and most decisions are made in a crisis. Data from two-waves of semi-structured interviews with a sample of 10 White and 10 African American, ...