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SOPC also supports patients in setting up advance directives so that their will is respected in emergency situations.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Objectives<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The aim of this study is to analyze the impact of SOPC on the completion of advance care directives with the focus on medical emergency identification (ID) cards (=\u2009living will in a credit card format on yellow paper) and their impact on hospital admissions.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>All adult patients who were admitted to the SOPC service at a tertiary care center in Germany between 07\/2022 and 06\/2023 were included in this retrospective cohort study. 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Patients who expressed not wanting to be admitted to hospital in their medical emergency ID card saw significantly less hospital admissions (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.05).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>SOPC supports patients in setting up medical emergency ID cards. 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