Underlying goals of advance care planning (ACP): a qualitative analysis of the literature.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Since the introduction of the concept of advance care planning (ACP), many studies have been conducted exploring beneficial effects. These studies show a heterogeneity in clinical endpoints, which reflects diversity of goals connected to ACP. This study aims to get insight in the range of underlying goals that comprise the legitimacy of ACP. METHODS:Systematic literature search in PubMed, EMBASE, PsychInfo, CINAHL and Cochrane Library. Articles on normative aspects of ACP were included, based on title and abstract. Due to the quantity of inclusions, of which many had similar content, purposive sampling was used to select articles for full text document analysis. Analysis stopped once saturation was reached. RESULTS:In total, 6497 unique articles were found of which 183 were incl

SUBMITTER: Fleuren N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7059342 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature