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Advance care planning in Australia during the COVID-19 outbreak: Now more important than ever
Advance care planning in Australia during the COVID-19 outbreak: Now more important than ever
dc.contributor.author | Sinclair, Craig | |
dc.contributor.author | Nolte, Linda | |
dc.contributor.author | White, Ben | |
dc.contributor.author | Detering, Karen | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2024-03-25T18:30:36Z | |
dc.date.available | 2024-03-25T18:30:36Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2020-08-07 | |
dc.date.submitted | 2024-03-25T18:30:36Z | |
dc.description.abstract | The novel Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak has led to rapid and profound changes in healthcare system delivery and society more broadly. Older adults, and those living with chronic or life-limiting conditions, are at increased risk of experiencing severe or critical symptoms associated with COVID-19 infection and are more likely to die. They may also experience non-COVID-19 related deterioration in their health status during this period. Advance care planning (ACP) is critical for this cohort, yet there is no coordinated strategy for increasing the low rates of ACP uptake in these groups, or more broadly. This paper outlines a number of key reasons why ACP is an urgent priority, and should form a part of the health system's COVID-19 response strategy. These include reducing the need for rationing, planning for surges in healthcare demand, respecting human rights, enabling proactive care coordination and leveraging societal change. We conclude with key recommendations for policy and practice in the system-wide implementation of ACP, to enable a more ethical, coordinated and person-centred response in the COVID-19 context. | |
dc.description.uri | https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/imj.14937 | |
dc.format.medium | ||
dc.identifier.issn | 1444-0903 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1445-5994 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1959.4/unsworks_71846 | |
dc.publisher | Wiley | |
dc.source | Symplectic Elements | |
dc.subject.other | Infectious Diseases | |
dc.subject.other | Generic health relevance | |
dc.subject.other | 3 Good Health and Well Being | |
dc.subject.other | Advance Care Planning | |
dc.subject.other | Age Factors | |
dc.subject.other | Australia | |
dc.subject.other | Betacoronavirus | |
dc.subject.other | COVID-19 | |
dc.subject.other | Clinical Deterioration | |
dc.subject.other | Coronavirus Infections | |
dc.subject.other | Critical Illness | |
dc.subject.other | Delivery of Health Care | |
dc.subject.other | Health Services Needs and Demand | |
dc.subject.other | Human Rights | |
dc.subject.other | Humans | |
dc.subject.other | Organizational Innovation | |
dc.subject.other | Pandemics | |
dc.subject.other | Pneumonia, Viral | |
dc.subject.other | SARS-CoV-2 | |
dc.subject.other | COVID‐19 | |
dc.title | Advance care planning in Australia during the COVID-19 outbreak: Now more important than ever | |
dc.type | Journal Article | |
dcterms.accessRights | open access | |
dspace.entity.type | Publication | |
unsw.accessRights.uri | https://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2 | |
unsw.description.publisherLicense | CC BY-NC | |
unsw.description.publisherLicenseURI | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ | |
unsw.format.totalPages | 6 | |
unsw.identifier.doiPublisher | https://doi.org/10.1111/imj.14937 | |
unsw.relation.faculty | Science | |
unsw.relation.fundingAgency | AUSTIN HEALTH - STATE GOVERNMENT CONTRACT | |
unsw.relation.ispartofissue | 8 | |
unsw.relation.ispartofjournal | Internal Medicine Journal | |
unsw.relation.ispartofpagefrom | 918 | |
unsw.relation.ispartofpageto | 923 | |
unsw.relation.ispartofvolume | 50 | |
unsw.relation.school | School of Psychology | |
unsw.relation.unswGrantNo | RG192649 | |
unsw.subject.fieldofresearchcode | 1102 Cardiorespiratory Medicine and Haematology | |
unsw.subject.fieldofresearchcode | 1103 Clinical Sciences | |
unsw.subject.fieldofresearchcode | 1117 Public Health and Health Services | |
unsw.type.description | Article |
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