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This proposed study is designed to test the effects of motivational interviewing (MI) in increasing the uptake of ACP behaviours among patients with palliative care needs. A randomised controlled trial with repeated blinded outcome assessment will be conducted to assess the effects of a MI-tailored ACP (MI-ACP) programme on palliative care patients recruited from the outpatient palliative care clinics and home palliative care services of two hospitals. A total of 204 patients will be recruited and randomly assigned to experimental and control groups. The patients in the experimental group will receive a MI-ACP programme facilitated by a trained nurse, whereas the patients in the control group will receive usual care. Primary outcome is the behavioural changes in ACP. Secondary outcomes are perceived stress, decisional conflict and quality of life. Study outcomes will be measured at baseline, 1 month and 3 months after enrolment.


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NCT number NCT04162912
Study type Interventional
Source Food and Health Bureau, Hong Kong
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Status Completed
Phase N/A
Start date January 1, 2018
Completion date December 31, 2019

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