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- Title
BENEFÍCIOS DO PLANEJAMENTO DE CUIDADOS.
- Authors
Oliveira de Almeida, Taynara; Dadalto, Luciana
- Abstract
Advance care planning (ACP) is a process that patients reflect and discuss, with family and health professionals involved in their care, about their values and preferences for a moment when they are unable to communicate their wishes. It guarantees autonomy for patients and allows a dignified treatment. Transferring the responsibilities of decisions from family to patients, helps the survivors to grieve. Not allowing treatments that are futile should not be considered abandoning a patient, but increases quality of care and can reduce costs with unnecessary technologies. The lack of a frank and comprehensive conversation about what really matters for each individual prevents that they have a better quality in their last days of life.
- Subjects
ADVANCE directives (Medical care); PATIENT autonomy; PATIENTS' families; RIGHT to die; FAMILY health
- Publication
Lex Medicinae: Revista Portuguesa de Direito da Saúde, 2023, Vol 19, Issue 39, p7
- ISSN
1646-0359
- Publication type
Article