Advance Care Planning in Frail Older Adults: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial

Objectives To determine the effectiveness of advance care planning (ACP) in frail older adults. Design Cluster randomized controlled trial. Setting Residential care homes in the Netherlands (N=16). Participants Care home residents and community‐dwelling adults receiving home care (N=201; n=101 inter...

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Published in:Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (JAGS) 2018-06, Vol.66 (6), p.1089-1095
Main Authors: Overbeek, Anouk, Korfage, Ida J., Jabbarian, Lea J., Billekens, Pascalle, Hammes, Bernard J., Polinder, Suzanne, Severijnen, Johan, Swart, Siebe J., Witkamp, Frederika E., van der Heide, Agnes, Rietjens, Judith A.C.
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Language:English
Subjects:
advance care planning
Advance directives
Clinical trials
Demography
frailty
older adults
Older people
patient activation
Quality of life
randomized controlled trial
Statistical analysis
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Summary:Objectives To determine the effectiveness of advance care planning (ACP) in frail older adults. Design Cluster randomized controlled trial. Setting Residential care homes in the Netherlands (N=16). Participants Care home residents and community‐dwelling adults receiving home care (N=201; n=101 intervention; n=100 control). Participants were 75 years and older, frail, and capable of consenting to participation. Intervention Adjusted Respecting Choices ACP program. Measurements The primary outcome was change in patient activation (Patient Activation Measure, PAM‐13) between baseline and 12‐month follow‐up. Secondary outcomes included change in quality of life (SF‐12), advance directive (AD) completion, and surrogate decision‐maker appointment. Use of medical care in the 12 months after inclusion was also assessed. Multilevel analyses were performed, controlling for clustering effects and differences in demographics. Results Seventy‐seven intervention participants and 83 controls completed the follow‐up assessment. There were no statistically significant differences between the intervention (–0.26±11.2) and control group (–1.43±10.6) in change scores of the PAM (p=.43) or the SF‐12. Of intervention group participants, 93% completed an AD, and 94% appointed a decision‐maker. Of control participants, 34% completed an AD, and 67% appointed a decision‐maker (p
ISSN:0002-8614
1532-5415
DOI:10.1111/jgs.15333