Advance care planning (ACP) in COPD.
Completed
- Conditions
- Advance care planning, end-of-life care, palliative care, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON28844
- Lead Sponsor
- Prof. E.F.M. Wouters, MD, PhDCIRO+, Centre of Expertise for Chronic Organ FailureP.O. Box 40806080 AB Haelen, the NetherlandsContact: e.wouters@mumc.nl
- Brief Summary
/A
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 300
Inclusion Criteria
1. A diagnosis of severe to very severe COPD (GOLD stage III or IV) according to GOLD guidelines;
2. Discharged after hospital admission for an acute COPD exacerbation;
Exclusion Criteria
1. Unable to complete the study questionnaires because of cognitive impairment;
2. Unable to speak or understand Dutch.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Quality of communication about end-of-life care;<br /><br>2. Symptoms of anxiety and depression;<br /><br>3. Quality of end-of-life care;<br /><br>4. Quality of dying.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Patient's preferences for end-of-life care;<br /><br>2. Received end-of-life care;<br /><br>3. Psychological distress in bereaved family members of deceased patients with COPD.