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There is an urgent need to increase advance care planning among older adults in order to ensure that patients receive care of the end of life that is consistent with their values and preferences. Emergency departments (EDs) provide an opportunity to reach a large proportion of older adults who have not yet completed advance care planning at a time when they are likely to recognize the need for such planning. The purpose of this pilot is to examine the potential of a video-supported intervention initiated during the emergency department visit to promote advance care planning.


Clinical Trial Description

The overarching goal of this project is to understand the impact of an ED-initiated intervention on the promotion of advance care planning (ACP) among older adults. Participants are given either a short informational handout on the process and choices involved in ACP or watch a 6-minute video about ACP. The video describes cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), breathing tube placement, and mechanical breathing support in addition to the general process of ACP. Following the video, patients in the intervention will also have an email sent to their primary care provider. The email will inform the primary care provider that the patient has watched a video about ACP, include a brief synopsis of the video, and provide instructions as to how to document the patient's preferences in the hospital's electronic health record in a way that will be accessible to other providers. Outcomes will include documentation of end-of-life care preferences in the electronic health records and patient-reported conversation with their provider as well as conversations with loved ones. ;


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NCT number NCT03402763
Study type Interventional
Source University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Contact
Status Completed
Phase N/A
Start date February 1, 2016
Completion date February 1, 2017

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