News tagged with treatment preferences


Family-centered advanced care planning benefits ailing teens

(HealthDay)—Family-centered advanced care planning (ACP) enables families to better understand and agree on end-of-life decisions for adolescents with cancer, according to a study published online March ...

Pediatrics created Mar 14, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Quality of life and treatment of late-stage chronic kidney disease

Renal transplantation is best treatment option for improving quality of life in people with late-stage chronic kidney disease

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Sep 11, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

People with few assets less likely to plan for end-of-life health care

Socioeconomic status is a big predictor of how likely people are to have living wills, a power of attorney for health care decisions or to participate in informal discussions about treatment preferences with ...

Health created Aug 17, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

New study finds quality-of-life discussions are important for ICU patients

A new study from Case Western Reserve University's Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing emphasizes the importance of having discussions related to quality of life before becoming critically ill.

Health created Mar 05, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Link found between percentage of minority trauma patients in a hospital and increased odds of dying

The odds of dying appear to increase for patients treated at hospitals with higher proportions of minority trauma patients, although racial disparities may partly explain differences in outcomes between trauma hospitals, ...

Other created Sep 19, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0