Patient-centered and efficacious advance care planning in cancer: Protocol and key design considerations for the PEACe-compare trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Failure to deliver care near the end of life that reflects the needs, values and preferences of patients with advanced cancer remains a major shortcoming of our cancer care delivery system.

Methods

A mixed-methods comparative effectiveness trial of in-person advance care planning (ACP) discussions versus web-based ACP is currently underway at oncology practices in Western Pennsylvania. Patients with advanced cancer and their caregivers are invited to enroll. Participants are randomized to either (1) in-person ACP discussions via face-to-face visits with a nurse facilitator following the Respecting Choices® Conversation Guide or (2) web-based ACP using the PREPARE for your care™ web-based ACP tool. The trial compares the effect of these two interventions on patient

SUBMITTER: Resick JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7510772 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature