Factors associated with initiation of advance care planning in dementia: a systematic review.

Background: Planning ahead may be particularly relevant in dementia considering patients' cognitive decline and difficulty to predict the course of the dementia.

Objective: To identify factors associated with initiation of advance care planning (ACP) regarding end-of-life issues in dementia.

Methods: Systematic review of the PubMed, Embase, Cinahl, Psychinfo, and Cochrane databases until January 2013.