Development and Validation of the ACP-CAT for Assessing the Quality of Advance Care Planning Communication.

ABSTRACT:

Context

High-quality advance care planning (ACP) discussions are important to ensure patient receipt of goal-concordant care; however, there is no existing tool for assessing ACP communication quality.

Objectives

The objective of this study was to develop and validate a novel instrument that can be used to assess ACP communication skills of clinicians and trainees.

Methods

We developed a 20-item ACP Communication Assessment Tool (ACP-CAT) plus two summative items. Randomized rater pairs assessed residents' performances in video-recorded standardized patient encounters before and after an ACP training program using the ACP-CAT. We tested the tool for its 1) discriminating ability, 2) interrater reliability, 3) concurrent validity, 4) feasibility, and 5) raters' satisfa

SUBMITTER: Yuen JK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7189328 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature