Advance care planning with people with dementia: a process evaluation of an educational intervention for general practitioners.

ABSTRACT:

Background

General practitioners (GPs) are advised to offer advance care planning (ACP) to people with dementia (PWD). In a randomized controlled trial, an educational intervention for GPs aimed at initiating and optimizing ACP proved to be effective. During the intervention most GPs were accompanied by their practice nurse (PN). To provide insights into the intervention's successful components and what could be improved, we conducted a process evaluation and explored implementation, mechanisms of impact and contextual factors.

Methods

We used the Medical Research Council guidance for process evaluations. Implementation was explored identifying reach and acceptability. We performed descriptive analyses of participants' characteristics; selection, inclusion and intervention a

SUBMITTER: Tilburgs B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7513545 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature