Miharu Nakanishi, Sandra Martins Pereira, Lieve Van den Block, Deborah Parker, Karen Harrison-Dening, Paola Di Giulio, Jürgen In der Schmitten, Philip J Larkin, Ninoslav Mimica, Rebecca L Sudore, Iva Holmerová, Ida J Korfage, Jenny T van der Steen
Advance care planning (ACP) is increasingly recognised in the global agenda for dementia care. The European Association for Palliative Care (EAPC) Taskforce on ACP in Dementia aimed to provide recommendations for policy initiatives and future research. We conducted a four-round Delphi study with a 33-country panel of 107 experts between September, 2021, and June, 2022, that was approved by the EAPC Board. Consensus was achieved on 11 recommendations concerning the regulation of advance directives, equity of access, and dementia-inclusive approaches and conversations to express patients' values...
April 9, 2024: The Lancet. Healthy longevity