Advance care planning: a practical guide

Autores da FMUP

• Rui Manuel Lopes Nunes

  Autor

• Maria Francisca Melo Pojal Da Silva Rego

  Autor

Participantes de fora da FMUP

• Dias, LM
• Bezerra, MR
• Barra, WF

Unidades de investigação

• Laboratório Associado RISE- Rede de Investigação em Saúde

  

  Investigador

  Fernando Carlos De Landér Schmitt

• Medicina da Comunidade, Informação e Decisão em Saúde

• RISE-Health

  

  Investigador

  Fernando Carlos De Landér Schmitt

Abstract

<jats:p>Abstract Advance care planning is a process of discussion between healthcare professionals and patients that enables shared decision-making on current and/or future healthcare goals, based on patients? desires and values and technical care issues. Advance care is considered essential in the provision of quality terminal care, allowing healthcare professionals to align the care provided with what is most important to the patient. Despite its benefits, it is still underused in clinical practice, especially in Brazil. Considering the need for practical guides for advance care planning adapted to the Brazilian reality, drawing on empathetic communication strategies, this study is a guide proposal based on an integrative literature review (PubMed and SciELO), with recommendations of current evidence, including instruments validated for Portuguese (Brazil), to facilitate its implementation in clinical practice.</jats:p>