SHARING Choices: Design and rationale for a pragmatic trial of an advance care planning intervention for older adults with and without dementia in primary care.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Advance care planning (ACP) and involving family are particularly important in dementia, and primary care is a key setting. The purpose of this trial is to examine the impact and implementation of SHARING Choices, an intervention to improve communication for older adults with and without dementia through proactively supporting ACP and family engagement in primary care.

Methods

We cluster-randomized 55 diverse primary care practices across two health systems to the intervention or usual care. SHARING Choices is a multicomponent intervention that aims to improve communication through patient and family engagement in ACP, agenda setting, and shared access to the patient portal for all patients over 65 years of age. The primary outcomes include documentation of an adv

SUBMITTER: Dy SM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9700199 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature