Trial reportBMC geriatrics2015
A cluster randomized controlled trial on the effects and costs of advance care planning in elderly care: study protocol.
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12 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- How to achieve the desired outcomes of advance care planning in nursing homes: a theory of change.BMC geriatrics · 2018Pooled it
- Effects of advance care planning in care dependent community-dwelling older persons (STADPLAN): A cluster-randomised controlled trial.Palliative medicine · 2023Trial
- SHARING Choices: Lessons Learned from a Primary-Care Focused Advance Care Planning Intervention.Journal of pain and symptom management · 2023Trial
- A cost-consequence analysis of normalised advance care planning practices among people with chronic diseases in hospital and community settings.BMC health services research · 2021Trial
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- Operation of a triage committee for advanced life support during the COVID-19 pandemic.Philosophy, ethics, and humanities in medicine : PEHM · 2022Observational
- Advance care planning in nursing homes: new conversation and documentation tools.BMJ supportive & palliative care · 2021Article
- Evaluating the efficacy of an Advanced Care Planning Program for Health Decisions in patients with advanced heart failure: protocol for a Randomized Clinical Trial.BMC cardiovascular disorders · 2020Article
- The Use of Advance Directives in Specialized Care Units: A Focus Group Study With Healthcare Professionals in Madrid.Journal of bioethical inquiry · 2020Article
- Study on advance care planning in care dependent community-dwelling older persons in Germany (STADPLAN): protocol of a cluster-randomised controlled trial.BMC geriatrics · 2020Article
- Implementing advance care planning in routine nursing home care: The development of the theory-based ACP+ program.PloS one · 2019Article
- Low patient activation levels in frail older adults: a cross-sectional study.BMC geriatrics · 2018Article
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12 authors.
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Abstract
backgroundCurrently, health care and medical decision-making at the end of life for older people are often insufficiently patient-centred. In this trial we study the effects of Advance Care Planning (ACP), a formalised process of timely communication about care preferences at the end of life, for frail older people. METHODS/
designWe will conduct a cluster randomised controlled trial among older people residing in care homes or receiving home care in the Netherlands. The intervention group will receive the ACP program Respecting Choices® in addition to usual care. The control group will receive usual care only. Participants in both groups will fill out questionnaires at baseline and after 12 months. We hypothesize that ACP will lead to better patient activation in medical decision making and quality of life, while reducing the number of medical interventions and thus health care costs. Multivariate analysis will be used to compare differences between the intervention group and the control group at baseline and to compare differences in changes after 12 months following the inclusion. DISCUSSION: Our study can contribute to more understanding of the effects of ACP on patient activation and quality of life in frail older people. Further, we will gain insight in the costs and cost-effectiveness of ACP. This study will facilitate ACP policy for older people in the Netherlands.
trial registrationNederlands Trial Register: NTR4454.
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