Comparing doctor and patient attitudes towards advanced care planning in the Emergency Department
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Advanced care planning in the elderlyEmergency medicine - Other emergency carePublic Health - Health service research
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12624000603516
- Lead Sponsor
- orthern Sydney Local Health District
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot yet recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 200
Inclusion Criteria
Patients –
Inclusion - patients over age of 70 presenting to Emergency Department
Doctors –
Inclusion – Doctors working in Royal North Shore Emergency Department
Exclusion Criteria
Patients - Exclusion – medically unstable (as deemed by treating physician), non-English speaking (unless translated by caregiver present), cognitive impairment (unless primary caregiver present and consents to participate in survey)
Doctors - nil
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
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- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method