Observational analysis indicates advance care planning reduces healthcare costs and caregiver stress.
Purpose: Advance Care Planning (ACP), which umbrellas components such as Advance Directives (AD) and End-Of-Life Conversations (EOL), is a simple intervention which is known to have positive impacts including decreased healthcare costs, hospitalizations, and caregiver stress.
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