 Advance Care Planning
"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.
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D032722
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N04.590.233.624.124
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Advance Care Planning" by people in this website by year, and whether "Advance Care Planning" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2012 | 4 | 0 | 4 | | 2013 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2014 | 2 | 3 | 5 | | 2015 | 1 | 3 | 4 | | 2016 | 6 | 3 | 9 | | 2017 | 7 | 4 | 11 | | 2018 | 6 | 2 | 8 | | 2019 | 16 | 4 | 20 | | 2020 | 15 | 4 | 19 | | 2021 | 14 | 0 | 14 | | 2022 | 9 | 0 | 9 | | 2023 | 7 | 0 | 7 | | 2024 | 6 | 1 | 7 | | 2025 | 4 | 1 | 5 | | 2026 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Advance Care Planning" by people in Profiles.
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Crowley F, Belin S, Wang T, Applebaum A, Ferrell B, Flowers R, Sudore R, White D, Crowley-Makota M, Hammes B, Arnold R, Schenker Y. Advance care planning impact on caregivers and end-of-life care in advanced cancer. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2026 Apr 01; 118(4):626-635.
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Hickman SE, Lum HD, Unroe KT. Family Caregiver Perspectives on Advance Care Planning Discussions for Residents With Dementia Led by Trained Nursing Home Staff: Insights From the APPROACHES Project. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2026 May; 27(5):106154.
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Arch JJ, Mitchell JL, Schmiege SJ, Levin ME, Nealis MS, Genung SR, Fink RM, Andorsky DJ, Kutner JS. Valued Living intervention to increase advance care planning and well-being in depressed and anxious adults with advanced cancer: Randomized trial in community oncology clinics. Cancer. 2026 Mar 15; 132(6):e70349.
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Magid KH, Murray A, Haverhals LM, Cole C, Kononowech J, Levy C, Ersek M, Carpenter JG. Successful adoption of an advance care planning evidence-based practice: impact of clinical champion and site factors. Implement Sci. 2026 Feb 05; 21(1).
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Farro SA, Juarez-Colunga E, Patel C, Bettcher BM, Haynes CA, Huebschmann AG, Nowels D, Tietbohl CK, Shi J, Ritger C, Shanbhag P, Resman K, Sudore RL, Lum HD. Engaging English- and Spanish-speaking older adults with and without possible cognitive impairment in advance care planning group visits: protocol for the ENgaging in Advance Care Planning Talks (ENACT) randomized controlled trial. Trials. 2025 Sep 25; 26(1):353.
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Rak KJ, Indralingam R, Richardson A, Dhole N, Belin S, Cadavid MCL, Zhou Y, Booth G, Hammes B, Ferrell B, White DB, Arnold RM, Sudore RL, Crowley-Matoka M, Schenker Y. Factors influencing engagement with patient-directed and facilitated advance care planning interventions for patients with advanced cancer. Cancer. 2025 Aug 15; 131(16):e70025.
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Armin JS, Bedwell R, Ali-Akbarian L, Garland L, Lockwood B, Muramoto M. Practices and Perspectives of Clinicians Regarding Advance Care Planning With People Living With Cancer. Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2026 Mar; 43(3):283-288.
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Graven LJ, Kitko L, Abshire Saylor M, Allen L, Durante A, Evangelista LS, Fiedler A, Kirkpatrick J, Mixon L, Wells R. Palliative Care and Advanced Cardiovascular Disease in Adults: Not Just End-of-Life Care: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association. Circulation. 2025 May 27; 151(21):e1030-e1042.
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Schenker Y, Belin SC, Wang T, Sudore RL, Hammes B, Arnold RM, Flowers R, Chiu E, Hall J, Dudley-Morrissey Y, Ferrell B, Crowley-Matoka M, Brufsky A, Chu E, Gorantla V, Mehta D, Thomas R, Yee M, White D. Facilitated Versus Patient-Directed Advance Care Planning Among Patients With Advanced Cancer: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JCO Oncol Pract. 2025 Oct; 21(10):1447-1457.
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Unroe KT, Lum HD, Hickman SE. Perspectives of Nursing Home Staff in Advance Care Planning Conversations: Experiences from the APPROACHES Project. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2024 Nov; 25(11):105265.
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