Increasing Advance Directive Knowledge among Healthcare Professionals

Donnelly, Laura K

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Increasing Advance Directive Knowledge among Healthcare Professionals

Donnelly, Laura K

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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Abstract

Advance Directives (ADs) have been shown to be associated with increased patient satisfaction with end-of-life care, decreased in-hospital deaths, and decreased end-of-life costs in high-cost regions. Nationally, prevalence of ADs has increased over the last 20 years, but the majority of patients still have not completed an AD. A significant obstacle to completion is lack of awareness. A presentation to increase knowledge regarding ADs among primary care staff was created to address this.