Dementia syndrome is common and expected to increase significantly among older people
and characterized by the loss of cognitive, psychological and physical functions. Palliative …

The Physician Orders for Life‐Sustaining Treatment (POLST) form is a palliative care tool
that contains standardized, actionable medical orders. It is designed to ensure that patient …

Background Structurally marginalized groups experience disproportionately low rates of
advance care planning (ACP). To improve equitable patient-centered end-of-life care, we …

The median age was 61.5 years and most patients were African American. Many patients
had obesity, hypertension, or diabetes. At the time of cardiac arrest, 43 patients (79%) were …

Background Emerging research suggested an association of early-life particulate air
pollution exposure with development of asthma in childhood. However, the potentially …

Background Despite its widespread implementation, it is unclear whether Physician Orders
for Life‐Sustaining Treatment (POLST) are safe and improve the delivery of care that …

This review provides an ethical analysis of disorders of consciousness (DoC) along the care
continuum, from preinjury to injury, acute care to subacute care and early rehabilitation, and …

COVID-19 has highlighted the reality of an impending serious illness for many, particularly
for older persons. Those faced with severe COVID-19 infection or other serious illness will …

Objectives POLST is widely used in the care of seriously ill patients to document decisions
made during advance care planning (ACP) conversations as actionable medical orders. We …

Importance There is widespread consensus on the challenges to meeting the end-of-life
wishes of decedents in the US. However, there is broad but not always recognized success …