All consumers of health care have the right to make an advance directive in accordance with the common law. When we consider New Zealand's rapidly ageing population, the fact that more people now live with and die of chronic rather than acute conditions, the importance given to respecting ...
Explore whether the person would like to complete an advance directive or whether s/he has done so in the past[45]. It is important to stipulate that documenting wishes formally can be relevant for people living with dementia, especially those who don’t have any close family or those who ...
For instance, one doctor found that European parents may be more directive in communicating their wants and needs for their child. For example: “The Pakeha [European] children, in many cases, the parents are overly anxious and overly worried, and get the child pushed ahead [for cardiac ...
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sustainability challenges (e.g. UN Sustainability Development Goals, [31]) that bridge different domains (e.g. net zero Target Amendment to the Climate Change Act [2008], UK Government [32]; food security, see [33]; marine biodiversity, EU Marine Strategy Framework Directive, [34]) [23]....
advance directivemental healthservice userAdvance care planning is becoming an increasingly important feature of health service provision. Although the New Zealand Mental Health Commission has advocated strongly for the provision of advance directives in mental health services, little is known about ...
Advance directiveAutonomyMental health legislationProcedural justiceRightsBackground Mental health advance directives support service users' autonomy and provide a voice in their care choices when they may not have capacity to give informed consent. New Zealand's Southern District Health Board has recently...
advance directivecare planninghuman rightsmental healthpreferencesrecoveryAdvance directives allow users of mental health services to make statements for their future care. In New Zealand, use of advance directives is supported by the Health and Disability Commissioner and was identified in the 2012 Blue...
Advance directiveAutonomyRightsProcedural justiceMental health legislationBackground: Mental health advance directives support service users' autonomy and provide a voice in their care choices when they may not have capacity to give informed consent. New Zealand's Southern District Health Board has ...
Aims: To determine the level of agreement among Australian and New Zealand doctors' decisions when using ACDs to guide treatment decisions for older patients. To evaluate factors that may affect decision‐making including doctors' demographics, vignette complexity and Advance Care Directive (ACD) ...