Video decision support tool promoting values conversations in advanced care planning in cancer: protocol of a randomised controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Views on advance care planning (ACP) has shifted from a focus solely on treatment decisions at the end-of-life and medically orientated advanced directives to encouraging conversations on personal values and life goals, patient-caregiver communication and decision making, and family preparation. This study will evaluate the potential utility of a video decision support tool (VDST) that models values-based ACP discussions between cancer patients and their nominated caregivers to enable patients and families to achieve shared-decisions when completing ACP's.

Methods

This open-label, parallel-arm, phase II randomised control trial will recruit cancer patient-caregiver dyads across a large health network. Previously used written vignettes will be converted to video vi

SUBMITTER: Michael N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8229383 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature