Measuring engagement in advance care planning: a cross-sectional multicentre feasibility study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To assess the feasibility, acceptability and clinical sensibility of a novel survey, the advance care planning (ACP) Engagement Survey, in various healthcare settings.

Setting

A target sample of 50 patients from each of primary care, hospital, cancer care and dialysis care settings.

Participants

A convenience sample of patients without cognitive impairment who could speak and read English was recruited. Patients 50 and older were eligible in primary care; patients 80 and older or 55 and older with clinical markers of advanced chronic disease were recruited in hospital; patients aged 19 and older were recruited in cancer and renal dialysis centres.

Outcomes

We assessed feasibility, acceptability and clinical sensibility of the ACP Engagement Survey us

SUBMITTER: Howard M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4932285 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature