Low Skepticism and Positive Attitudes About Advance Care Planning Among African Americans: a National, Mixed Methods Cohort Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

African Americans have low engagement in advance care planning (ACP). This has been attributed to healthcare distrust and skepticism about ACP. A better understanding of these attitudes is needed to address health disparities related to end-of-life care.

Objective

To explore the ACP-related values and beliefs of diverse African American communities across the USA and then the perceived value of an inexpensive end-of-life conversational game.

Design

Prospective, convergent, mixed methods cohort study involving fifteen underserved, African American communities across the USA.

Participants

Of the 428 who attended events at purposively sampled sites, 90% consented to the research; 37% participated in one of 15 focus groups (n = 141).

Intervention

SUBMITTER: Van Scoy LJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7947044 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature