Objective To evaluate the effect of a video decision support tool on the preferences for future
medical care in older people if they develop advanced dementia, and the stability of those …

This article provides an analysis of 'decision aids', interventions to support patients facing
tough decisions. Interest has increased since the concept of shared decision making has …

Background Little is known about the optimal use of shared decision making (SDM) to guide
palliative and end‐of‐life decisions in the emergency department (ED). Objective The …

Purpose To determine whether the use of a goals-of-care video to supplement a verbal
description can improve end-of-life decision making for patients with cancer. Methods Fifty …

Background: Several studies have reported that African Americans are more likely than
whites to prefer aggressive treatments at the end of life. Objective: Since the medical …

Limited health literacy is a pervasive and independent risk factor for poor health outcomes.
Despite decades of reports exhibiting that the healthcare system is overly complex …

Randomized Controlled Trial of a Video Decision Support Tool for Cardiopulmonary
Resuscitation Decision Making in Advanced Cancer - PMC Back to Top Skip to main content …

Background: Conversations about goals of care and cardiopulmonary resuscitation
(CPR)/intubation for patients with advanced heart failure can be difficult. This study …

Background Advance care planning is a process by which patients plan for future medical
care under circumstances of impaired decision-making. Central to this process is the …

Background: Studies of end-of-life care have shown that Latino patients want more
aggressive care compared to white patients. While this has been attributed to aspects of …