Motivational interviewing on engaging family members on advance care planning in residential care homes: a quasi-experimental study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

It is important to engage family caregivers strategically and earlier in the Advance Care Planning (ACP) process. However, there is a lack of supportive information and education for family members on ACP. This study aimed to evaluate the feasibility and preliminary efficacy of a nurse-led motivational interviewing ACP intervention for family caregivers of older adults in nursing homes.

Methods

This was a quasi-experimental study with a post-trial qualitative study (N = 50). Fifty family caregivers of nursing home residents in Hong Kong, China, were first recruited to the intervention group and then the control group in a 1:1 ratio. The intervention was a 3-session, nurse-led program with a motivational interviewing approach to improving their knowledge and unders

SUBMITTER: Wang T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12465269 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature