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Advance care planning in the elderly.

Lum HD, Sudore RL, Bekelman DB. Advance care planning in the elderly. The Medical Clinics of North America. 2015 Mar 1; 99(2):391-403.

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Abstract:

Key components of advance care planning (ACP) for the elderly include choosing a surrogate decision maker, identifying personal values, communicating with surrogates and clinicians, documenting wishes in advance directives, and translating values and preferences for future medical care into medical orders. ACP often involves multiple brief discussions over time. This article outlines common benefits and barriers to ACP in primary care, and provides practical approaches to integrating key ACP components into primary care for older adults. Opportunities for multidisciplinary teams to incorporate ACP into brief clinic visits are highlighted.





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