Asian patients' perspectives on advance care planning: A mixed-method systematic review and conceptual framework.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Asian healthcare professionals hold that patients' families play an essential role in advance care planning.

Aim

To systematically synthesize evidence regarding Asian patients' perspectives on advance care planning and their underlying motives.

Design

Mixed-method systematic review and the development of a conceptual framework (PROSPERO: CRD42018099980).

Data sources

EMBASE, MEDLINE, Web of Science, and Google Scholar were searched for studies published until July 27, 2020. We included studies concerning seriously-ill Asian patients' perspectives on advance care planning or their underlying motives for engaging or not engaging in it.

Results

Thirty-six articles were included; 22 were quantitative and 27 were from high-income countries. Thirty-

SUBMITTER: Martina D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8637390 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature