Rate of advance care planning practice during the COVID-19 outbreak in Japan: a cross-sectional survey study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Advance care planning (ACP) ensures that future care is provided during serious illness, considering an individual's wishes; it is particularly important for older adults. Regarding ACP practices during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, although there are reports on patients, reports on geriatricians are scarce.

Aim

This study evaluated the rate of ACP practice during the COVID-19 outbreak through a questionnaire survey of geriatricians.

Methods

This cross-sectional study surveyed geriatric specialists, who were members of the Japanese Geriatric Society, between October and December 2022 using an anonymous online questionnaire. The questionnaire covered the treatment of COVID-19 patients, difficulties encountered when caring for older patients wi

SUBMITTER: Jung H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11976364 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature