Impact of advance care planning on dying in hospital: Evidence from urgent care records.

ABSTRACT: Place of death is an important outcome of end-of-life care. Many people do not have the opportunity to express their wishes and die in their preferred place of death. Advance care planning (ACP) involves discussion, decisions and documentation about how an individual contemplates their future death. Recording end-of-life preferences gives patients a sense of control over their future. Coordinate My Care (CMC) is London's largest electronic palliative care register designed to provide effective ACP, with information being shared with urgent care providers. The aim of this study is to explore determinants of dying in hospital. Understanding advance plans and their outcomes can help in understanding the potential effects that implementation of electronic palliative care registers can have on

SUBMITTER: Orlovic M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7725362 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature