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Approaches and reflexions on advance healthcare directives in Brazil
Hassegawa,Luiz Carlos Ufei; Rubira,Marcelo Custódio; Vieira,Solange Mendes; Rubira,Ana Paula de Angelis; Katsuragawa,Tony Hiroshi; Gallo,José HiranABSTRACT Objective: to explain the approaches and discussions about the Advance Healthcare Directives spread among health professionals, lawyers and society. Method: bibliographic search in the databases SciELO, LILACS, BDENF, in Portuguese, carried out from December 2017 to January 2018. Results: 22 articles were considered for analysis with interviews and testimonies of physicians, intensivists and geriatrici...
The application of advance directives and living will in persons with dementia
Burlá,Cláudia; Nunes,Rui Manuel Lopes<p>The growth in world ageing is associated with an increase in life expectancy particularly in persons of more advanced ages, which expands the number of older persons with chronic-degenerative diseases, Alzheimer’s disease in particular. Such individuals require specialized treatment and care. They challenge medical practice because they present multidimensional health conditions, notably cognitive impairment...