Promoting advance care planning among community-based older adults: A randomized controlled trial

Highlights • An advance care planning intervention was developed for community-based older adults. • It involves discussing preferences for future care with a proxy and facilitator. • A booklet is offered for recording preferences. • Most older adults chose to record their preferences in the booklet...

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Published inPatient education and counseling Vol. 99; no. 11; pp. 1785 - 1795
Main Authors Bravo, Gina, Trottier, Lise, Arcand, Marcel, Boire-Lavigne, Anne-Marie, Blanchette, Danièle, Dubois, Marie-France, Guay, Maryse, Lane, Julie, Hottin, Paule, Bellemare, Suzanne
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Ireland Elsevier Ireland Ltd 01.11.2016
Subjects
Accuracy
Advance Care Planning
Advance Directives
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Clinical vignettes
Competence
Completion rate
Decision Making
Female
Humans
Internal Medicine
Male
Nursing
Patient Preference
Proxy
Residence Characteristics
Substitute decision-making
Substitute decision-making
Advance directives
Completion rate
Accuracy
Competence
Clinical vignettes
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Summary:Highlights • An advance care planning intervention was developed for community-based older adults. • It involves discussing preferences for future care with a proxy and facilitator. • A booklet is offered for recording preferences. • Most older adults chose to record their preferences in the booklet. • Discussions did not help proxies make more consistent healthcare decisions.
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ISSN:0738-3991
1873-5134
DOI:10.1016/j.pec.2016.05.009