 Advance Directives
"Advance Directives" 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.
Declarations by patients, made in advance of a situation in which they may be incompetent to decide about their own care, stating their treatment preferences or authorizing a third party to make decisions for them. (Bioethics Thesaurus)
| Descriptor ID |
D016223
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| MeSH Number(s) |
I01.880.604.583.020 N03.706.535.020 N04.590.233.624.124.050
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| Concept/Terms |
Advance Directives- Advance Directives
- Advance Directive
- Directive, Advance
- Directives, Advance
Psychiatric Wills- Psychiatric Wills
- Psychiatric Will
- Will, Psychiatric
- Wills, Psychiatric
- Ulysses Contracts
- Contract, Ulysses
- Contracts, Ulysses
- Ulysses Contract
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| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2005 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2011 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2012 | 3 | 1 | 4 | | 2013 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2014 | 2 | 2 | 4 | | 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2016 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2019 | 3 | 2 | 5 | | 2020 | 4 | 2 | 6 | | 2021 | 1 | 4 | 5 | | 2022 | 1 | 4 | 5 | | 2023 | 1 | 2 | 3 | | 2024 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Advance Directives" by people in Profiles.
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Wan S, Powers JD, Kutner JS, Fischer SM, Knoepke CE, Portz JD. Association Between Patient Portal Activities and End-of-Life Outcomes Among Deceased Patients in the Last 12 Months of Life. J Palliat Med. 2024 07; 27(7):916-921.
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Yourman L, Pollner A, Khatibi J, Ramos V, Melkote V, O'Gorman A, Begler E, Lum HD. Feasibility and Effectiveness of Virtual Group Advance Care Planning Visits During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2024 Oct; 41(10):1238-1245.
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Ma JE, Schlichte L, Haverfield M, Gambino J, Lange A, Blanchard K, Morgan B, Bekelman DB. Do goals of care documentation reflect the conversation?: Evaluating conversation-documentation accuracy. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2024 Aug; 72(8):2500-2507.
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Nicholas LH, Langa KM, Halpern SD, Macis M. How do surrogates make treatment decisions for patients with dementia: An experimental survey study. Health Econ. 2024 06; 33(6):1211-1228.
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Singh S, Jones L, Grant M, Freeland D. Federal Advance Care Planning Policy Primer - Key Aspects, Barriers, and Opportunities. Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2024 Apr; 41(4):348-354.
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Fisher MC, Parrillo E, Petchler C, Kub J, Hughes MT, Sulmasy DP, Baker D, Nolan MT. "They Would Lift My Spirits": Sources of Support for Family Surrogate Decision-Makers at the End of Life. J Hosp Palliat Nurs. 2023 06 01; 25(3):119-123.
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Power S, Bickel K, Chen RC, Chiang AC, Garrett-Mayer L, Makhoul I, Mougalian SS, Shapiro CL, Siegel R, Smith C, Rocque GB, Kozlik MM, Crist STS, Kamal A. Associations of Early Completion of Advance Directives With Key End-of-Life Quality Measures: Analysis of an ASCO Quality Oncology Practice Initiative Patient Cohort. JCO Oncol Pract. 2023 04; 19(4):e520-e526.
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Cole CS, Carpenter JS, Chen CX, Blackburn J, Hickman SE. Prevalence and Factors Associated with Pain in Nursing Home Residents: A Systematic Review of the Literature. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2022 12; 23(12):1916-1925.e1.
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Lam K, Haddock L, Yukawa M. More POLST forms are being completed in nursing homes, but is this meaningful? J Am Geriatr Soc. 2022 07; 70(7):1950-1953.
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Hain DJ, Haras MS. Ethical Challenges When Caring for African American Older Adults Requesting to Withdraw From Dialysis. J Hosp Palliat Nurs. 2022 08 01; 24(4):209-217.
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