Pre-post-evaluation of a dementia-specific advance care planning toolkit for Japanese primary care clinicians.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The population of people living with dementia (PLwD) continues to grow in Japan where advance care planning (ACP) for PLwD is relatively new. Our aim was to evaluate the feasibility and cultural acceptability of a dementia-specific ACP communication skills toolkit for Japanese primary care clinicians.

Methods

We delivered 13 training sessions in primary care clinics across central Japan and conducted a post-training survey to assess whether the toolkit increased confidence in dementia-specific ACP communication skills and the acceptability of the toolkit with the following four statements: (1) The language in the sessions was clear, (2) The sessions took an appropriate amount of time to complete, (3) The design of the sessions was an effective educational method,

SUBMITTER: Kistler CE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11461113 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature