Advance care planning in older patients with acute myeloid leukemia and myelodysplastic syndromes.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Older patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) have worse survival rates compared to younger patients, and experience more intense inpatient healthcare at the end of life (EOL) compared to patients with solid tumors. Advance care planning (ACP) has been shown to limit aggressive and burdensome care at EOL for patients with AML and MDS. The purpose of this study was to better understand ACP from the perspective of clinicians, older patients with AML and MDS, and their caregivers.

Materials and methods

We conducted semi-structured interviews with 45 study participants. Interviews were audio-recorded and transcribed. Open coding and focused content analysis were used to organize data and develop and contextualize categories and

SUBMITTER: LoCastro M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9974785 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature