ormalisation of Advance Care Planning (ACP) for People With Chronic Diseases in acute and community settings

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Chronic Diseases; Diabetes; COPD; Congestive Heart Disease; Coronary Artery Disease; Hypertension; Cancer; Chronic Kidney Disease; Frailty; Dementia

• Registration Number: ACTRN12618001627246
• Lead Sponsor: Mr Peter Cleasby

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2018-10-03
• Study Completion: 2019-05-30
• Last Update Posted: 3 April 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 482

Inclusion Criteria

Patients aged >18 years old.
Admitted to the wards/community centres in participating hospitals and community settings,
Identified in Medical Records as having a chronic health condition(s) (defined within this research project as; Diabetes, Congestive Heart Failure, Coronary Artery Disease, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Hypertension, Chronic Kidney Disease, Cancer, frailty and Dementia).
Patients who do not currently have an Advance Care Directive.

Exclusion Criteria

Women who are pregnant and the human foetus.
Children and/or young people ( < 18 years old).
People highly dependent on medical care.
People who are experiencing acute severe physical illness and/or an acute episode of mental illness (a diagnosis of anxiety alone may not exclude participation).

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in uptake of Advanced Care Planning (ACP) as assessed by audit of medical records. [6 Months from the beginning of the intervention period. ]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Satisfaction with patient healthcare experience, measured by follow up patient interview and/or survey (5- point Likert scale). [At the end of each month during the 6 month intervention period. ];Identification of factors that influence the implementation of ACP in hospital and community health settings. Measured by feedback surveys from ACP facilitators and other medical personnel designed speficially for this study. Assessed by textual analysis.[The end of the intervention period. ]