How can advance care planning help patients

How can advance care planning help patients?

The advance care planning process results in delivery of care that aligns with patients’ preferences and therefore results in increased patient satisfaction.

In addition, because identification of a surrogate decision maker is an important part of advance care planning, involvement of family and caregivers results in an improvement in bereavement outcomes, such as depression and anxiety among surviving family members.

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