title: Discussing advance care planning with elderly patients.
abstract: Advance care planning maximizes the patient's chances of receiving the care he or she wants and minimizes confusion. Frank discussion, time, and persistence are needed to optimize this shared decision-making process. This article discusses the important components of advance care planning and the recommended documentation.
authors.affiliation: Geriatric Division, Department of Family Medicine, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA. leetae@ecu.edu.
authors.forename: Tae Joon
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D032722:Advance Care Planning; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003657:Decision Making; D004282:Documentation; D006801:Humans; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations