Advance Care Planning for Older Australians Living in the Community

Liz Crowe, Val Quinn, Lesley Chenoweth, Sanjeewa Kularatna, Jenny Boddy and Amanda J. Wheeler

SAGE Open, 2015, vol. 5, issue 2, 2158244015593117

Abstract: To evaluate the impact of advance care planning (ACP) education with people aged ≥60 years living in the community. The interactive workshop explored all aspects of ACP—legal, emotional, physical, spiritual, role of significant others—and allowed reflection time, questions, and group discussion. Evaluation of knowledge and attitudes toward ACP were completed pre- and post-training. Readiness-to-change and feedback about the workshop quality were collected post-training. Eleven workshops were delivered in Queensland (132 matched pre- and post-questionnaires compared for analysis). Participant’s ACP knowledge and confidence increased significantly (12/13 statements, p

Keywords: advance care planning; advance health directive; education; aged care; knowledge; attitudes (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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