Video decision support tool for advance care planning in dementia: randomised controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To evaluate the effect of a video decision support tool on the preferences for future medical care in older people if they develop advanced dementia, and the stability of those preferences after six weeks.

Design

Randomised controlled trial conducted between 1 September 2007 and 30 May 2008. Setting Four primary care clinics (two geriatric and two adult medicine) affiliated with three academic medical centres in Boston.

Participants

Convenience sample of 200 older people (>or=65 years) living in the community with previously scheduled appointments at one of the clinics. Mean age was 75 and 58% were women.

Intervention

Verbal narrative alone (n=106) or with a video decision support tool (n=94).

Main outcome measures

Preferred goal of care: life

SUBMITTER: Volandes AE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2688013 | biostudies-literature | 2009 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature