Kate H Marshall, Diane L Riddiford-Harland, Anne E Meller, Vanessa Kruger, Marie Kirsebom, Michael Tran, Gideon A Caplan, Vasi Naganathan, John Cullen, Peter Gonski, Nicholas Zwar, Julie-Ann O'Keeffe, Karolina Krysinska, Joel J Rhee
OBJECTIVE: This study sought to determine the feasibility and acceptability of a facilitated advance care planning (ACP) intervention implemented in outpatient clinics, as perceived by health-care professionals (HCPs). METHODS: Data from seven focus groups (n = 27) and nine semi-structured interviews with HCPs recruited as part of a pragmatic, randomised controlled trial (RCT) were analysed using qualitative descriptive methodology. Components of the intervention included HCP education and training, tools to assist HCPs with patient selection, hardcopy information, and ACP documentation, and specialised nurse-facilitators to support HCPs to complete ACP conversations and documentation with patients and caregivers...
January 23, 2024: Australasian Journal on Ageing