Adjusting advance care planning to older people's needs: results from focus groups and interviews.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Advance care planning (ACP) is becoming increasingly important in medical care. Some suggest standardized approaches to initiate ACP with all older adults. However, the idea of patient-centered care suggests more nuanced approaches tailored to individual older adults' needs. This study investigated how older adults with different views and needs about ACP can be approached in an adequate and most beneficial way by health care professionals.

Methods

We used questionnaires, interviews, focus groups and informal conversations with older adults, living in their own homes, who volunteered to take part in our research. The research was participatory as we collaborated closely with practice partners and we used the obtained findings immediately and continuously to inform

SUBMITTER: Gerger H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10782636 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature