Advance care planning in primary care for patients with gastrointestinal cancer: feasibility randomised trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Advance (anticipatory) care planning (ACP) requires discussions between patients and healthcare professionals about planning for future deterioration in health. ACP improves care coordination but uptake is limited and often deferred.

Aim

To assess the feasibility and acceptability to patients, carers, and GPs of a primary care ACP intervention for people with incurable oesophageal, gastric, or pancreatic cancer.

Design and setting

A 12-month feasibility randomised controlled trial (RCT) in a Scottish Cancer Network.

Method

Patients aged ≥18 years starting palliative oncology treatment were randomised 1:1 to an ACP intervention or standard care. Patients in the intervention group received an oncologist letter supporting them to request a GP review alo

SUBMITTER: Canny A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9242676 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature